[ALLY] OFR (open file requester) (was) Notice: Prepare for VID B5 Changes Re:(8)
From: petr::krenzelok::trz::cz at: 19-Aug-2000 13:51
[allenk--powerup--com--au] wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <[Petr--Krenzelok--trz--cz]>
> To: <[ally--rebol--com]>
> Sent: Saturday, August 19, 2000 3:28 PM
> Subject: [ALLY] OFR (open file requester) (was) Notice: Prepare for VID B5
> Changes Re:(6)
>
> > [brian--hawley--bigfoot--com] wrote:
> >
> > > [carl--cybercraft--co--nz] wrote:
> > > >But as long as the requesters are half-way decent ones I
> > > >think most people will be happy to use them unaltered apart
> > > >from cosmetic changes to make them match their GUI's look.
> > >
> > > As long as they don't change the layout of the requesters,
> > > just the colors. Changes to the layout would require some
> > > relearning on the users' part to handle new programs. This
> > > is a bad idea from a UI design standpoint.
> > >
> >
> > Hmm, well, then file requesters should be really well abstracted (I am
> > scared from some "hardwired" RT's solution).
> > People will develop their custom solution if RT's not gonna be general
> > enough. E.g. let's say someone is using custom design. Will there be the
> > option to switch off borders, title bar, etc.? What about custom title
> > bar with possibility of putting custom icons(actions) there? (look at
> > allen's rebol forces site). It could be object based ...
> >
> > -pekr-
>
> Hi Petr,
>
> Since I got a mention ;-)
> It will be difficult thing to come up with an acceptable file browser for
> all platforms. Just swapping between BeOs, Mac, Win and Amiga and we see how
> many concepts there are. Will a standard solution ever be accepted? (Try to
> please everyone and you end up pleasing nobody) Maybe the web browser
> solution of calling the systems default file dialog should be an option for
> us?
Do you mean web browser solution as an example or just do you mean starting web
browser thru browse with some java-script code to put-up dialog? I think you
were thinking in terms of first mentioned option ...
Well, I will mention it once again :-) If /Shell and /Library would be part of
/Core, then one wrapper function for certain platform would bring us file
requesters in an very easy fashion. It is so limiting missing such features in
/core that I dare to say it is killing further REBOL acceptance in the computing
world ...
You are allowed to disagree with me of course :-)
-pekr-
> Cheers,
>
> Allen K
>
> PS. On a new VID related topic. I've been playing with a filtered display
> for my rebsite. (Dynamically adding and removing items) This might be the
> only/last chance to see this version before b5 breaks it. Here it is. I've
> been thinking of doing something similar as a browse/download tool for the
> RT script library.
>
Hey, that's nice, realy is. A small web OS, isn't it? :-)
