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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: [Idea]Context Sensitive file dialog
From:       Allen Winter <winter () kde ! org>
Date:       2006-09-30 14:08:01
Message-ID: 200609301008.02122.winter () kde ! org
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On Saturday 30 September 2006 09:41, Nikhil Marathe wrote:
> Hello Everyone,
> I have a idea for a context-sensitive file dialog for KDE. I don't know if
> anyone has had this before. Basically when a user downloads or saves a file
> the KIO system can analyse the file metadata to decide what should be the
> default location to specify in the save dialog. For example for
> mp3/ogg/other audio files it could be ~/Music, for OO.o/KOffice files
> ~/Documents and stuff like that. And of course the user could set his own
> custom directories from the control center.
> What do you think?
> 
Nikhil,

Personally, I think this is an excellent idea. 

Getting it "right" might be hard.  Will definitely need to work with the UI/HIG folks.

It's about time the computer does some work around here :)

-Allen
 
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