Dylan Hardison wrote:
> On Sun, 05 Dec 2004 20:11:13 -0500, Chad Perrin <perrin@apotheon.com> wrote:
>
>>My preferred file manager is the shell. While functionality associated
>>with graphical file managers is useful from within applications, I don't
>>find that I have any use for it as a separate application. In any case,
>>if I were to want a graphical file manager, I would prefer that it be a
>>fully independent application rather than part of a standard set of
>>tools with a window manager. I've learned some interesting preferences
>>from my negative experiences with Windows, I suppose.
>>
>
>
> GWorkSpace.app is a nice, NeXT-style file manager. I don't use it, but one of my
> clients who has a very old box uses Window Maker + GWorkSpace and is
> quite happy. And she hates computers.
Hmm. I'm tempted to give it a whirl.
I go to see what would happen if I apt-get installed it, and . . .
Jeebus Cries! It would add 29MB to my hard drive! Just to look at
files! I'm not sure sure about that.
I'll have to think about it, long and hard.
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