I've been searching for this and found some interesting ideas. One that seems simple and it makes the system a bit more cross platform compatible would be to use the file 'folder.jpg' inside the folder. This way if the folder is copied to a windows machine the folder thumbnail will be maintained.
Joshua Judson Rosen-2 wrote: > > "Natan Yellin" <aan...@gmail.com> writes: >> >> Joshua Judson Rosen <roz...@geekspace.com> wrote: >> > >> > http://scribblethink.org/Work/VisualIDs/visualids.html >> > >> > I think that they've identified the heart of the problem, and >> > developed a solution, pretty brilliantly. >> > >> > What do you think? >> >> Thanks for letting me know about that. The technique that they describe >> is >> quite different than anything else I've seen before but it looks very >> interesting. > > What's particularly interesting is that they actually did > usability-testing, and found that the system was remarkably effective; > you've probably read that part of the essay by now, though :) > > If you'd like to actually *try it out* and see for yourself how it > works, I've been working on an implementation for Nautilus: > > http://www.hackerposse.com/~rozzin/chronicle/VisualIDs/0 > > Actually, it's more general than that--there's a library, a > command-line utility, and patches for several versions of Nautilus to > enable use of VisualIDs wherever thumbnailing isn't possible (and if > no custom icon is set, of course). > > There are still some rough edges (e.g.: there are a some details that > I haven't quite figured out how to implement yet, and the API needs > some cleanup--I've initially developed it to mirror the API used in > the essay, for the sake of making it understandable by someone who's > read the essay, but the essay's API really is much more oriented > toward pedagogy than direct application), but the basic functionality > has been present for a few months now, and I and my test-subject > (er--wife...) have been using it routinely. > > I like it, of course; and my wife likes it, but I'd love to hear what > other people think :) > > -- > Don't be afraid to ask (Lf.((Lx.xx) (Lr.f(rr)))). > > -- > nautilus-list mailing list > nautilus-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/nautilus-list > > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Feature-request-tp20917140p21816121.html Sent from the Gnome - Nautilus mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- nautilus-list mailing list nautilus-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/nautilus-list