(SuSE 9.1) 1- When a file with all-uppercase letters (e.g. README) is saved on a vfat file system, it is shown as all-lowercase letters (i.e. readme). 2- You know that in konqueror, we can select a number of files by drawing a rectangle around them; But, by drawing another rectangle around some of selected files, they should go out of selection; This is true for nautilus but false for konqueror. 3- In both nautilus and konqueror, file-types are often recognized correctly only when the file extension be missing; When a file has an extension, unexpected answers appear. Question is: If these file-browsers detect the file-format from its content, why are they deceived by extension? Generally, gnome detects file-types better than KDE, e.g. examine some MPEG files with .dat extension. 4- In DOS, we can search for files inside a directory and all its sub-directories with "/s" switch in "dir" command; For example: dir *.sys c:\windows /s Why can't similar operation be done with "ls" in linux? Thank you for your notice, Bahram Alinezhad, Rudehen, Tehran, Iran. _______________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Declare Yourself - Register online to vote today! http://vote.yahoo.com
2- You know that in konqueror, we can select a number of files by drawing a rectangle around them; But, by drawing another rectangle around some of selected files, they should go out of selection
Actually, it does on my box. The minutes I lclick anywhere in a Konqueror window, the selected files/folder become deselected. alternately, if I ctrl+lclick any of the selected items, only that item becomes deselected.
why are they deceived by extension? Generally, gnome detects file-types better than KDE, e.g. examine some MPEG files with .dat extension.
I cannot recreate this problem. Perhaps the files in question have bad headers?
4- In DOS, we can search for files inside a directory and all its sub-directories with "/s" switch in "dir" command; For example: Why can't similar operation be done with "ls" in linux?
It can, with -R Many of your questions are more KDE specific than SuSE specific. You may want to look into joining a KDE list in order to draw from a wider base of KDE users. -- __________ CorvusE Linux User #370082
Bahram Alinezhad wrote:
(SuSE 9.1)
1- When a file with all-uppercase letters (e.g. README) is saved on a vfat file system, it is shown as all-lowercase letters (i.e. readme).
You have to start thinking UNIX/Linux, README, REadME, readme or any combinations thereof are different things, i.e case matters. Linux is NOT Windows.
2- You know that in konqueror, we can select a number of files by drawing a rectangle around them; But, by drawing another rectangle around some of selected files, they should go out of selection; This is true for nautilus but false for konqueror.
Works here.
3- In both nautilus and konqueror, file-types are often recognized correctly only when the file extension be missing; When a file has an extension, unexpected answers appear. Question is: If these file-browsers detect the file-format from its content, why are they deceived by extension? Generally, gnome detects file-types better than KDE, e.g. examine some MPEG files with .dat extension.
File extensions are a DOS/Windows invention or stolen from CPM as they can't detect file types, as far as they are concerned, if you rename a .mpeg file to .txt, it's a text file, right?, wrong, it's still MPEG, but dumb operating systems can't figure that out.
4- In DOS, we can search for files inside a directory and all its sub-directories with "/s" switch in "dir" command; For example:
dir *.sys c:\windows /s
Why can't similar operation be done with "ls" in linux? ls *.iso /data1/XYZ |less l *.iso /data1/XYZ | o "l" being an alias for "ls -l" "o" being an alias for "less" in SuSE. You can setup aliases and write scripts which will reduce the typing workload, e.g I have an executeable script called CF_MOZ which when run will configure mozilla sources for me, contents below all on one line :- ./configure --enable-calendar --enable-xft --disable-tests --enable-optimize='-O2 -march=athlon' --enable-crypto --enable-extensions --enable-image-decoders =all --disable-debug --enable-timeline --enable-necko-protocols=all --prefix=/usr
Linux is not designed to be a clone of Windows, it doesn't mimic DOS/Windows which were cobbled together from CPM. Get a good book on Linux/Unix and you will learn the way they are organised, you can also find some very good tutorials on the net. Regards Sid. -- Sid Boyce .... Hamradio G3VBV and keen Flyer =====LINUX ONLY USED HERE=====
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