OSNews > Thread > "RE[2]: I like it!" by FreakyT

Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 28th Mar 2006 22:31 UTC, submitted by Matt Evans

"Here are my few suggestions to make better desktop (making it simple but powerful). Most of them are for GNOME and related applications but for other desktop environments and applications could be also useful. This suggestions are not of type make it faster (what is also important) but of type make it more useful. Some of them are my own thoughts but some suggestions are inspired by existing programs. And even some are not real suggestions." Note that English isn't his native tongue.

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RE[2]: I like it!

by FreakyT on Wed 29th Mar 2006 01:54 UTC in reply to "RE: I like it!"

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2005-07-17

"Does anyone complain about Winzip?"

Explorer has included zip file viewing since XP.

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RE[3]: I like it!

by unapersson on Wed 29th Mar 2006 09:15 in reply to "RE[2]: I like it!"

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2005-07-19

"Explorer has included zip file viewing since XP."

Yes, and it looks like an Explorer window but doesn't act like an explorer window, so it ends up being frustrating. For instance you can't just double click on a text file, have it open in notepad, edit it and click save.

Edited 2006-03-29 09:20

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RE[4]: I like it!

by dagw on Wed 29th Mar 2006 12:28 in reply to "RE[3]: I like it!"

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2005-07-06

For instance you can't just double click on a text file, have it open in notepad, edit it and click save.

That doesn't mean that it isn't technically possible to make GNOME do that. Just because windows didn't manage to pull it off doesn't mean it can't be done.

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RE[3]: I like it!

by dylansmrjones on Wed 29th Mar 2006 10:13 in reply to "RE[2]: I like it!"

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2005-10-02

It has, and true to mindless beings at MS developing it, it doesn't work properly.

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