Re: folder browser: use file time + size rather than symlink's
=- Daniel Jacobowitz wrote on Sun 24.Jun'07 at 21:46:44 -0400 -=
> On Sun, Jun 24, 2007 at 05:55:39PM +0200, Rado S wrote:
> > when sorting folder lists (incl. "mailboxes") by size/time, a
> > symlink is listed with its own time/size rather than the file's it
> > is pointing to, which is not so useful. The attached patch keeps the
> > flag for the link but replaces time/size with that of the file.
>
> I'd actually think the other behavior was more useful...
When you save to a symlink-folder, the link's date+size shown in
browser doesn't change, but the file's it is pointing to. Why is it
more useful to only see the quasi static mtime of the symlink and
its static size when actually the file behind it changes?
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