I have a nice idea for konqueror

On Tue, 2007-02-06 at 09:07 -0800, Anirudh Sanjeev wrote:
> Hey Everyone,
> 
> I have a nice idea for konqueror, but I don't know
enough programming
> to try implimenting it myself. I've noticed that people
organize their
> folders such that they might end up getting a lot of
files and folders
> into one directory, say the home dir, and they spend a
long time
> looking for the file that they want. So I say that why
not (with the
> user's permission) track what folders the user visits,
The more used
> folders appear larger and come on top while the
insignificant ones
> come below. Also you can try finding out usage trends,
like for
> example, I might have a folder for the project which I
use a lot now
> and might not use it, so konqueror should automatically
detect the
> important files and folders and display them. 

Wasn't that one of the features promised for Reiser (storage
of
meta-data for purposes such as this) and also one of the
features
promised in a certain nameless Redmond-based company's
"WinFS?"

Great idea, but unless it's based on the filesystem, it
becomes less
useful and more prone to inaccuracy and/or corruption; i.e.,
if you
access it via a gnome session/gtk app, or via shell script,
would a KDE
service track such accesses to ensure accuracy? 

This is where long filenames and folders come in; you can
come up with a
basic organizational system, and then use Konqueror's filter
feature (I
love that feature, thanks guys!) to limit what gets
displayed.

--Kim

> 
> I also like the idea of making a folder cloud like a
del.icio.us tag
> cloud, but I feel that this minor change will greatly
enhance
> productivity for people like web designers, programmers
and
> buisnessmen, and most people in general. I welcome
suggestions and
> would absolutely love it if this feature was
implemented in kde4. 
> 
> Thanks,
> Anirudh Sanjeev
> 
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