noclobber
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Posted: Feb. 28 2005,21:50 |
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| Quote (mikshaw @ Feb. 28 2005,11:05) | | I definitely wouldn't rely on mostly unsupervised removal of spyware, etc., if it means having things automatically removed. |
I agree. This is too dangerous. Sooner or later you'll go to edit that script file you've been working on for the last week, only to find that it's been deleted.
| Quote (mikshaw @ Feb. 28 2005,11:05) | | Case in point, i just saw a snapshot of Microsoft's AntiSpyware beta which lists Mozilla Firefox as a "very high risk threat and should be removed immediately". |
And people wonder why I'm becoming more P.O.ed with Microsoft anymore. Sure, they give away a lot of Windows utilities for free, but they're always "half-fast" solutions, if you know what I mean, often pushing their own "not invented here" or "embrace and extend" agenda, and never doing the desired job completely.
| Quote (mikshaw @ Feb. 28 2005,11:05) | | That ain't right, nope. I've also seen several config files which include a line such as "# Please DO NOT EDIT THIS FILE", which is bullspit. |
I've seen that in some DSL Debian config files. I edited them anyway, *after* running their autoconfig utilities.
| Quote (mikshaw @ Feb. 28 2005,11:05) | | I think the only thing missing here for the gui-needy is a way to access those tools from a control panel, including tools which the user has added....something like a configurable control panel where there are numerous actions, and for each action the user can specify which tool to use. |
Maybe have something like a fluxbox menu item called "Control Panel" which contains links to all the graphical config utilities?
| Quote (mikshaw @ Feb. 28 2005,11:05) | | I don't know how to feel about icons embedded into applications. I guess I have no problem as long as they are tiny and don't hinder the use of the application in any way, whether or not you choose to use icons. |
Pretty icons look great on the desktop, but I have little use for them in file managers beyond maybe a few generic "executable" or "document with an associated app" icons. For example, <rant> the old Windows File Manager was *much* faster than Windows Explorer at displaying a directory of files over a network or other slow connection because Explorer has to open every g.d. executable being listed just to retrieve all their icons. </rant>
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