Re: Features ideas

Ow, misclick sorry for the blank message.

*Jean-Roch HUET  wrote:*
>Yes, by default, all of the extensions are hidden.
>
>This is a mistake, I think so, this is very usefull to see extensions,
most of Windows users turn it off.
>
>It has been made because users, without knowing what an extension is,
removed the extensions when they renamed the files.

This IS a mistake, a HUGE mistake (unless properly handled, something which
doesn't happens in Windows, and even then it would be difficult for
advanced users) indeed.

>Windows 7 solved the problem : when you rename a file, the name without
the extension is selected. If you whish to change the >extension, you have
to click on it to select it. It makes you understand you shouldn't remove
it. This is clever

I think Linux have that (and maybe even before Windows, but this is pure
especulation, I don't remember)

> Linux just have to adopt the CrLf (0D0A) (and not just 0A) and it will be
great.
>But this is not the same problem...
I'm happy you post this here, as if you posted it elsewhere you would get
laughed at loudly. Granted, Windows is the dominant OS today, but try to
tell this same thing to a computer scientist and ,probably,what you will
get is a fierish glance in the best of the cases. Indeed, the standard is
not windows line-ends but Linux's one, or rather, Unix ones, as ,AFAIK,
every non-Windows OS (that is, every OS except Windows and React OS) use
Unix ones. Also, why use another character for something which can be done
just with one?

What I'm starting to think is that what you want is Windows with a nice
core and good technologies underneath. Don't try this, it may be OK to try
imitate the front-end up to some degree (yet I would love to debate this),
but don't Windowsize Linux, that won't work.

PD: If you really love Windows (something I don't know) you shoudl try
React OS, it is meant to be the open-source cousin of Windows (100% with
Microsoft OS).
Hugo Barrocas wrote:
>Windows has the commercial advantage, and will continue, just because
>it already comes pre-installed with almost any computer you may buy
>(Microsoft smartest move ever), and most people use it, without even
>knowing that Linux exists.
>Installing any other OS over the one you already have (win) is a
>challenge most normal users won't dare to risk.

>Mac is a more speciallized option, but also pre-installed.

That's true, and sad. Even if they know Linux exists they won't install it
just by hearing how difficult it is, however, I think Linux still needs a
lot of polish to be the desktop killer (I won't even talk about phones), so
they fears may be somewhat founded after all (but that does not mean I
won't try to lure them to the penguin side :) ). There's a point in my life
when I start to think we should focus on improving the desktop, instead of
marketing or cross-features.

--Sergio


2015-04-03 14:49 GMT+02:00 Sergio Tortosa Benedito <[email protected]>:

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