Re: Cross-referencing files in a GUI
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John O'Hagan wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I would like to be able to browse a set of files according to variable
> criteria without being restricted to particular directories.
>
> A simple model to demonstrate: say I have three folders named "work", "rest"
> and "play", each containing sub-folders called "pictures", "music",
> and "text".
>
> What if I want to also view the same files as three folders
> named "pictures", "music", and "text" each containing three sub-folders
> named "work", "rest" and "play"?
>
> Or what if I want to browse my photos in folders according to date ranges,
> then switch to a view where they are categorised in folders according to
> whether they are portraits, landscapes, or buildings; or by location, or the
> name of the subject, etc.?
>
> In either case it would be desirable to be able to apply the views over an
> arbitrary number of directory levels, so that, for example a file does not
> necessarily appear on the same level (or even the same number of times) in
> every view.
>
> One way of conceptualising this could be as a number of co-existing virtual
> directory trees, each corresponding to a particular view of the same (or
> overlapping) sets of files. Perhaps using hard links? Or is there a simpler
> way?
>
> Apart from the greater flexibility, this would eliminate the need for
> duplicated subdirectories, i.e., each view would only be as complex as
> necessary for a particular purpose, replacing one complex tree with several
> simple ones.
>
> Is there anything like this available in Debian, or is there a neat way to set
> it up?
Beagle might be what you want.
Or symlinks.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Is "common sense" really valid?
For example, it is "common sense" to white-power racists that
whites are superior to blacks, and that those with brown skins
are mud people.
However, that "common sense" is obviously wrong.
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