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List:       kde-look
Subject:    Re: suggestions for KFM
From:       Kevin Forge <forgeltd () pop ! netaddress ! usa ! net>
Date:       1998-05-29 14:54:11
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Vitaliy Pilipiv wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> Kevin Forge wrote:
> [...]
> > Why not make KFM a Netscape replacement ?
> > 3 reasons.
> >
> > 1 : Netscape will get more DnD compatible with Gnome and by natural
> >    asociation KDE.  Other items like Corba may be included in the
> >    hack.
> >
> > 2 : Adding any more features to KFM is a bad idea.
> Just one feature - plugins ;)
> [...]
> > 3 : Adding Java, Plugin support and other really heavyweight features
> > will
> >    make KDE really fat and brittle.
> Ok. I just use KDE in my work.
> Where can I see KFM features that now in development, to do list etc ?

Check the KFM source code directory ( kdebase/kfm )
It has a file called TODO.  Since it's very short ( as todo lists go ) I
will include it here.  Note the Netscape feature.  The KFM crew realize 
that they really may not be able to make a better browser than Netscape 
any time soon so they are looking to make Netscape do HTML for those KDE
users who want a kick ass browser.

TODO List
=========

- KFM seg faults on too large URLs. This might be a security bug
  ( hopefully fixed but not tested )
- HTTP PUT command / CGI POST command
- FTP does not always close every socket
  ( not seen in the last time )
- Too many kioslaves on pages with many pictures
  ( not seen in the last time )
- Are tar directories really cached ? Does not look so yet.
- Downloading files from ftp.troll.no does not work
  ( perhaps why they dont want to see a password )
  ( seems to be fixed now )
- http://www.rhein-main.net looks broken
- Bug in recursive copying of directories
  ( seems to be fixed )
- KFM crashes if HTTP server closes connection unexpected.
- Support for netscape. Switch that allows netscape to handle
  HTML files
- index.html files of 0 bytes crash KFM ? ( not tested )
- Kopieren von FTP server ?
  ( seems to be fixed now )             
- Links on FTP Servers do not seem to work
  ( seems to be fixed now )
- tar files on ftp serves make problems.
- Some systems use gtar instead of tar ( we need the GNU version ).
- Nice ftp dialog for users who do not know how to put their
  use name in a URL.
- Implement 'Delete' on ftp.
                                            
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