no feedback, no progress. The desktop is dead. was: Directory Index File Spec

[Thomas Güttler]

no feedback, no progress. I think the desktop is dead.


Am 22.03.19 um 08:14 schrieb Thomas Güttler Lists:
> I  have a dream and wrote it down as spec:
> 
> https://github.com/guettli/directory-index-file-spec/blob/master/README.md
> 
> 
> Feedback is welcome
> 
> 
> 
>   directory-index-file-spec
> 
> 
>     <https://github.com/guettli/directory-index-file-spec/blob/master/README.md#intro>
> 
> 
>     Intro
> 
> This spec describes a simple way to give a directory an index file. This index file can be used to create a preview of 
> this directory.
> 
> It can be used for a preview if you use a cloud storage like nextcloud or seafile. Or it can be used as preview on the 
> desktop.
> 
> 
>     <https://github.com/guettli/directory-index-file-spec/blob/master/README.md#supported-formats>
> 
> 
>     Supported formats
> 
> The index file can have one of these names:
> 
>   * index.html
>   * index.txt
>   * index.md
> 
> The file ending has this meaning:
> 
>   * html: HTML file
>   * txt: utf8 text file
>   * md: Markdown markup language
> 
> 
>     <https://github.com/guettli/directory-index-file-spec/blob/master/README.md#support-in-full-text-search>
> 
> 
>     Support in full text search
> 
> If the system which contains a directory "foo-dir" with an index-file "index.X" (X can be one of the supported endings) 
> does provide a full text search, then the text in the index file should be indexed. If a search term matches a term in 
> the index-file, then the match should mean 'you have found directory "foo-dir"' and not "you have found the file index.X".
> 
> The content of the index file should be rendered above the other files in this directory.
> 
> 
>     <https://github.com/guettli/directory-index-file-spec/blob/master/README.md#hashtag-support>
> 
> 
>     #hashtag support
> 
> Words in this file which start with the hashtag sign (#) should be treated like hashtags.
> 
> Hashtags should be rendered and act like hyperlinks. If a user clicks on a hashtag, the user should be able to see the 
> other index files which have this hashtag.
> 
> 
>     <https://github.com/guettli/directory-index-file-spec/blob/master/README.md#example-usecase>
> 
> 
>     Example usecase
> 
> UseCase: A user stores his images in a directory tree according to this format: YYYY/YYYY-MM/YYYY-MM-DD/ (Y means year, 
> M means month, D means day)
> 
> A concrete index file could be: 2018/2018-12/2018-12-31/index.txt
> 
> The content of this could could be:
> 
> |Celebrating new year with #Peter and #Mary. |
> 
> There is an other index file like this: 2019/2019-02/2019-02-03/index.txt with this content:
> 
> |Cooking with #Peter |
> 
> The user interface should provide a simple way to navigate through the files which have the same hashtag.
> 
> In this example both files have the hashtag #Peter.
> 
> 
>     <https://github.com/guettli/directory-index-file-spec/blob/master/README.md#where-i-would-like-to-see-this-implemented>
> 
> 
>     Where I would like to see this implemented
> 
> I would like to see this implemented in my favorite tools:
> 
>   * GNOME Desktop Environment
>   * Nextcloud: open file hosting
> 
> 
> -- 
> Thomas Guettlerhttp://www.thomas-guettler.de/
> I am looking for feedback:https://github.com/guettli/programming-guidelines
> 
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Thomas Guettler http://www.thomas-guettler.de/
I am looking for feedback: https://github.com/guettli/programming-guidelines