Re: SEUL: UI ideas [2]

[Kevin Forge <forgeltd@pop.netaddress.usa.net>]

Ben Nolan wrote:
> 
> After the system boot-up, and power is finally given to linux, it
> would be cool if the textscreen faded out smoothly, then the penguin
> / whatever fading back in seamlessly. This would be very cool. =]
> 
> User profiles should contain heaps of info (I think this is already
> in linux), so users can have different email addresses /
> pop settings (jim@usa.net, raisa@moscow.ru, etc).
> 
> Also, it would be cool if the root user, or whoever has the highest
> rights, the first time they login each day, the system auto dialsup
> with ppp, gets that email of _everyone_ on the system and puts in the
> correct folders. This would be cool.
> 
> Seamless email would be nice, eg an inbox and outbox.
> 
> Having the option to hide file extensions would be very cool. And
> properly, not the win95 way which is confusing. This would probably
> need to change the file system or something tho. But it would be nice
> to have a normally hidden 4character file extension.
>
All reasonable suggestions ... except for this one.  Hiding the
extension
must be confusing no mater how elegantly it is handled.  It's easier
to forget what icon is for *.tgz than to forget the *.tgz means
compressed
file.
BTW : there are a few "compressed file managers" out there.  mc is the 
 best, although this wasn't primary function ( My hat goes off to 
 programers this skilled )
But since SEUL will be primarily X ... We need "XZip" ( or some such
prog
Maximum file type support and interface are most critical.  speed a
close 
3rd.

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