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List:       kfm-devel
Subject:    GUI suggestions
From:       Thomas Zander <zander () xs4all ! nl>
Date:       1999-09-25 11:33:51
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In a file-properties window (the one with the permissions tab)
It is unclear what the effective permissions are for the user. 

Suggestion: 
create a setting where the user can set his level-of-unix-expertise.
if expert, show all sets (user/group/others) and highlight the appropriate ones.
otherwise: show only the appropriate ones.

for example: file perms are:
user    group   perms
root    staff   rwxr-x--x

show rwx if user is root, 
show r-x if user belongs to group staff otherwise
show --x


This sceme could also be used in the list-views with bold.

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Thomas Zander                                              zander@earthling.net
Today, it's understood that of course you'll use a computer,
because it makes other people's lives easier -- or, more         icq: 970 00 05
accurately, it enables them to maintain their manic pace.      gpg-key:  0588D5

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