Hi! I think that is a very needed project! I'm sure a lot of people would support you on it. For me my project (gloobus) the most interesting feature is the file selection tracking as well as custom folder icon :D
Good luck with it! On Tue, Mar 17, 2009 at 9:53 AM, Trevor Davenport < trevor.davenp...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi, > > I am interested in applying for a GSoC project related to nautilus. > Specifically i was considering a nautilus DBus interface as listed on > the ideas page (http://live.gnome.org/SummerOfCode2009/Ideas). From > the bug report linked, it looks as if the goal would be to at least > provide a means to: > > - opening new windows > - file operations (copying/moving/deleting/renaming) > * one goal here would be so other apps can benefit from the nautilus > file operations window > - file selection > * select certain files (let firefox/epiphany open window with file > selected, not just the folder) > * track file selection > > Other possible ideas: > - file properties window > - nautilus metadata access (currently private only) > * add emblems to files (epiphany could mark newly downloaded files > with new emblem) > * set custom icons for folders/files > > I am quite comfortable with C and GObject and even know my way around > nautilus fairly well (I've contributed a few smallish patches in the > past) but i have never touched dbus to date. > > One concern i have is in regards to the amount of work vs time. Do > you think this project will provide adequate work to occupy the > project timeframe or is the work about too much to be considered in > one project? I also wonder where exactly the line should be drawn > between what to expose over dbus and what to omit. I imagine we'd > only want operations that are considered useful and have a purpose in > exposing. > > I welcome any questions, comments or suggestions related to this idea > as I work on a real project proposal. > > Cheers, > > Trevor Davenport > -- > nautilus-list mailing list > nautilus-list@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/nautilus-list -- Jordi Hernández Puigdellívol
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