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List:       kfm-devel
Subject:    Re: annotation feature
From:       David Faure <david () mandrakesoft ! com>
Date:       2000-03-19 18:28:10
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On Sun, Mar 19, 2000 at 11:34:29AM +0100, Simon Hausmann wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I'm currently hacking an annotation feature in the directory metaview
> which lets you add editable annotations to directories and files.
> 
> But I'm running into a problem :)
> 
> What I wonder about is: Should it be fully network transparent or should
> we enable it only for local items? 
> 
> The disadvantage when making it net aware is that it creates additional
> traffic (a stat() and a get() for each directory) .
> (think of browsing a slow ftp server....

Yes, but think of a Windows share (SMB) 1 meter away on a 100MB link ;-)

Using KIO can't be wrong. If people use if for a slow FTP server,
_they_ are wrong.

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