From kde-core-devel  Tue Jun 28 15:14:41 2005
From: "Aaron J. Seigo" <aseigo () kde ! org>
Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2005 15:14:41 +0000
To: kde-core-devel
Subject: Re: [RFC] One ioslave to rule them all...
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On Tuesday 28 June 2005 06:17, Thomas Zander wrote:
> Kio-system: itself is an implementation (detail) forcing the user to
> browse that means you just replaced one forced hierarchy with another.
> While you may have a better default or whatever; this is ultimately not
> the way to go.  I have no problem with a system kio slave at all; but the
> user should never see the URLs that are used to access it.

well, not all users are completely braindead ;) but the point isn't to have=
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urls for the user to type, but an icon or three that the user can use as=20
starting pionts which present the system in a sane fashion. one on the pane=
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one in the file dialog sidebar ,maybe one on the desktop.

but it needs to be kept sane otherwise the hierarchy becomes inneficient. i=
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very hestitant to put applications, printing and settings there for this=20
reason.

> For my=20
> convenience I'll point to searching again as a smarter way to access
> this.

agreed =3D)

> I would love to see kio-home implement all sorts of paths that make
> navigation easier by hiding implementation of (for example) search.

as long as "all sorts of paths" means "less than too many paths" i'm in=20
agreement ;)

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Aaron J. Seigo
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