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les_garten 2010-01-04 15:53
Re: Allow File Manager to display everthing?
 
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Originally Posted by DaSilva (Post 452236)
What a pity! For a "mobile computer" the user should have the possibility to see and edit everything he wants (maybe not as default but optional in a menu).
The USER can do anything he wants if he learns how to do it.

geneven 2010-01-04 17:28
Re: Allow File Manager to display everthing?
 
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Originally Posted by archebyte (Post 451050)
The idea is to use the MyDocs for things like extracting etc. and leave the hidden-area '/', '/home/user' for system files.

That being said, unfortunately, there isn't a way to extend the unwieldy default File-Manager.
This is what really bothers me about these enlightened decisions made by people trying to "protect" dumb users.

Since when are "things like extracting" docs? I mean, shouldn't "MyDocs" be for docs, or would that be too sane?

The point is, these directories are set up in a non-intuitive way. To claim that this is an effort to be nice to dumb users is to say it's kind to give out free lobotomies.

les_garten 2010-01-04 17:44
Re: Allow File Manager to display everthing?
 
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Originally Posted by geneven (Post 452736)
This is what really bothers me about these enlightened decisions made by people trying to "protect" dumb users.

Since when are "things like extracting" docs? I mean, shouldn't "MyDocs" be for docs, or would that be too sane?

The point is, these directories are set up in a non-intuitive way. To claim that this is an effort to be nice to dumb users is to say it's kind to give out free lobotomies.
I disagree. Look at how many people hose their computers. This IS a phone no matter what anybody says. It needs to work. The support for an easily fracked system would be a nightmare. Also the easier the system is to hose, the more damage to the Vendors reputation he is at risk for, undeservedly. This is a pretty much open system.
Every tool is there for you to burn down your N900. Hopefully by the time you get the tools and figure them out, you will be safer after having "Learned" a few things along the way.

archebyte 2010-01-04 17:45
Re: Allow File Manager to display everthing?
 
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Originally Posted by geneven (Post 452736)
Since when are "things like extracting" docs? I mean, shouldn't "MyDocs" be for docs, or would that be too sane?
who knows, Windows may have been the inspiration. My Documents -> My Pictures, My Music.

btw, talking about unintuitiveness, there is a .documents folder within MyDocs. The File Manager in general is dumbed down. If the user never looked outside it, he/she would never know of the existence of 'MyDocs'.


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