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List:       kfm-devel
Subject:    Re: GUI suggestions
From:       David Faure <faure () kde ! org>
Date:       1999-09-26 11:02:52
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On Sat, Sep 25, 1999 at 01:33:51PM +0200, Thomas Zander wrote:
> 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 if fine for _showing_ permissions, but then how can you change permissions 
if you don't see them (in this example, how does root give write-permission to 
the staff group ?)

> This sceme could also be used in the list-views with bold.
Ah yes, there it's only for showing.

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