[Thunar-dev] View changing

[Benedikt Meurer]

Jens Luedicke wrote:
>>I don't think he meant a *real* file. Just that the settings for a
>>particular folder can be represented by an object that looks and acts
>>like a file in that folder. Double-click it to edit the settings, delete
>>it to clear the settings, copy it to clone the settings.
>>
>>It's an interesting idea, but I'm a little sceptical. I suspect it'll be
>>  confusing.
> 
> agreed. for simplicity there should be only two view modes: list and icon.
> dragging an icon to the folder to change its appearance and saving a
> dummy setting for this folder seems a bit odd and confusing to me.

Would be possible indeed. But I agree, that it's not really necessary 
and somehow violates our concept of simplicity.

Benedikt