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Bug 164381 - Feature Request: Color labels for file items
Feature Request: Color labels for file items
Status: RESOLVED NOTABUG
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: general
0.x.x [obsolete]
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-01-17 19:34 UTC by Matt T. Proud
Modified: 2010-06-05 15:40 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Matt T. Proud 2005-01-17 19:34:36 UTC 
It would be nice if Nautilus were to support color labeling of files similar to
what Mac OS offers.
Comment 1 Christian Neumair 2005-08-24 22:36:59 UTC 
What's the advantage of assigning colors over assigning emblems/keywords? We
could also associate particular text colors with emblems (red for important, for
instance).
Comment 2 Juan Márquez 2006-05-17 04:23:49 UTC 
It's pretty cool to be able to recolor the whole icon and label with a color tint. Count me on this.
Comment 3 Matt T. Proud 2006-09-20 23:34:39 UTC 
The main reason for this request is as such:

I lack graphical design skills, so the creation of a custom emblem, for whose purpose none of the existing one's maps, would be an unsuccessful task for me. Instead, I could use colors easily to implement my own sorting and categorization regime.
Comment 4 Allan Day 2010-06-05 15:40:42 UTC 
I don't think this is the best solution to this problem. Wouldn't tagging be better? In the meantime, we do provide emblems for this purpose. Marking as not a bug.