GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 702533
more generic thumbnails
Last modified: 2013-06-24 10:15:21 UTC
add more generic thumbnails, or a way for the user to add generic thumbnails. Basically what dircolors does for a terminal/ls
The ones I wish, at least: - hidden files/folders --> dimmed - apple system files/folders --> dimmed "apple" icon - .git folders --> git logo
Created attachment 247095 [details] generic thumbnail for apple system files/folders
Created attachment 247096 [details] generic thumbnail for hidden folders based on Ubuntu Ambiance theme It would be nice to have a generic way to say that hidden folders are dimmed by x%, independently from the theme.
Created attachment 247097 [details] .git folders it would be great to have a generic emblem on the files/folders under revision control. (same for other revision control systems)
Thanks for taking the time to report this bug. I'm not entirely sure what is requested here. If you have time, please add a more elaborate description of what you see currently, why it doesn't fit your needs and why the proposal improves the situation. (In reply to comment #1) > - hidden files/folders > --> dimmed This is bug 47091. > - apple system files/folders > --> dimmed "apple" icon What are apple system files/folders? Which icon do they currently have? > - .git folders > --> git logo Why does .git folder need a different icon? Isn't being a hidden folder enough to set it apart from regular folders? Anyway, in the "Properties" dialog, clicking on the folder icon opens a dialog where we can choose a custom icon for the folder.
(In reply to comment #5) > Thanks for taking the time to report this bug. > I'm not entirely sure what is requested here. If you have time, please add a > more elaborate description of what you see currently, why it doesn't fit your > needs and why the proposal improves the situation. > > (In reply to comment #1) > > - hidden files/folders > > --> dimmed > > This is bug 47091. > > > - apple system files/folders > > --> dimmed "apple" icon > > What are apple system files/folders? Which icon do they currently have? at least .DS_Store .VolumeIcon.icns Icon^M see screenshot > > - .git folders > > --> git logo > > Why does .git folder need a different icon? Isn't being a hidden folder enough > to set it apart from regular folders? These are specific examples, which are certainly useless for you. There are dot folders/files that we care, and others that we don't. My request is about a generic/automatic way to set them. That is, without user action. > Anyway, in the "Properties" dialog, clicking on the folder icon opens a dialog > where we can choose a custom icon for the folder. My request is about a generic way. Like dircolor does for ls/terminal. In the example of the apple files, on a shared drive, they will appear new ones as OSX add them when needed.
Created attachment 247121 [details] apple system files as seen by nautilus Note that the Icon^M file is not even a dot file, therefore not hidden.
> These are specific examples, which are certainly useless for you. It's still important to know why specific examples are useful for other users, not just for me. :) > There are dot folders/files that we care, and others that we don't. > My request is about a generic/automatic way to set them. > That is, without user action. How can nautilus decide which is what? Is there a pattern or a list of names? > Note that the Icon^M file is not even a dot file, therefore not hidden. Maybe nautilus should treat it as hidden too.
(In reply to comment #8) > > These are specific examples, which are certainly useless for you. > > It's still important to know why specific examples are useful for other users, > not just for me. :) '.git' carries all the history of a folder tree, this is important for me. In the same folder, my '.attic' subfolder is much less important. In my home folder, I care about .local, I don't care about .cache When I go to Computer, I care more about /home /media/ /opt than the rest. When I go in /usr/share, I care more about icons, themes, etc. etc. I think that there is more than this two levels distinction: hidden / not hidden, or that the border is not exactly the same for all users. > > There are dot folders/files that we care, and others that we don't. > > > My request is about a generic/automatic way to set them. > > That is, without user action. > > How can nautilus decide which is what? Is there a pattern or a list of names? something like that. Do you know dircolors? Something similar (as a feature (not the syntax)) I used to have a command 'find + gvfs-setting', but this would have to be run each time there is a new file/folder created. > > Note that the Icon^M file is not even a dot file, therefore not hidden. > > Maybe nautilus should treat it as hidden too. I agree. Still I think they should get an "apple" icon, because it tells the user: "this is from OSX, don't delete it if you care about OSX." I may be wrong, but I think that .DS_Store is the folder view settings .VolumeIcon.icns is the icon of the volume Icon^M is the icon of the current folder all are optional
I think misunderstood what this bug report was about. Trying to make it clearer: are you asking for more special folders to have their own unique icon, provided by the icon theme, just like it already happens for ~/Documents, ~/Downloads, ~/Music, etc? (In reply to comment #9) > > > Note that the Icon^M file is not even a dot file, therefore not hidden. > > > > Maybe nautilus should treat it as hidden too. > > I agree. I added a comment about this Icon^M file to bug 311010.
(In reply to comment #10) > I think misunderstood what this bug report was about. I agree that it is not very well written. > > Trying to make it clearer: are you asking for more special folders to have > their own unique icon, provided by the icon theme, just like it already happens > for ~/Documents, ~/Downloads, ~/Music, etc? No. I will rewrite and split the report, then we can close this one.
apple files issue: --> Bug 702792 - Handle OSX/Finder system files
António, I filed this report Bug 702949 - add a way to set generic folder thumbnails I also filed this one, somehow related Bug 702948 - add a way to set recursive folder icon Let me know if it clarifies. then if you agree, we can close this one
Luc, thanks for taking the time to clarify the requested enhancement. The only think which is still not obvious is why the current situation doesn't fit your needs and why the "generic folder thumbnails" will improve the situation is still missing. Understanding the use case is important to judge the request and guide an eventual implementation. *** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 702949 ***