[rox-devel] Pinboard

[Thomas L. <ta...@ec...>]

On Fri, 19 Nov 1999, Darren Winsper wrote:

[ desired features ]
> OK:
> The ability to place icons on the root (X's background, similar to KFM
> and GMC).

..and..

On Thu, 1 Jun 2000, P.S.S.Camp wrote:

> I see that ROX Filer is progressing, Is there any chance of ROX filer
> Having the pinboard type icons that gmc offers? as one day I would like
> to roll with ROX rather than gmc, as it is much nicer to use.

OK, it looks like I'm going to have to add this ;-) But there are various
choices to make...

1. Do we want it RISC OS style (ie, just links) or everyone-else style
   (ie, the background acts like another directory)? Since even the
   iconbar is a directory, the second option seems logical...

2. If it is a directory, where is it stored? Should it be user-settable
   (like the panel location) rather than hard-wired?
   If it isn't a directory, should it go in a separate program?

3. The menu will have to be slightly different (some display styles
   don't make much sense). I imaging the clicking behaviour should follow
   the filer windows' style rather than the panel because you can make
   selections on the pinboard.

4. How are icons arranged? (sort type, grid, free, etc?)

5. Should we add it now, or do a stable release first? Pinboard support
   will probably take a while to add...


Thomas Leonard
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