Re: folder browser: use file time + size rather than symlink's
On Mon, Jun 25, 2007 at 05:57:45PM +0200, Rado S wrote:
> =- 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?
Sorry, I confused the file browser and the folder browser.
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Daniel Jacobowitz
CodeSourcery