On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 11:32, Matt Richardson <m.richardson.1...@hotmail.co.uk> wrote: > Whilst it's great that finding applications can now be done by tags, I was > actually referring to replacing the whole folder/fie system with tags.
You can already have that : just save every file in a single directory and prefix each file name with "music_ " or "job_ " or "porn_" or whatever tag you like. If you search for "job" you'll get the list of file tagged with "job" ! So there is no need to reinvent how do the operating systems handle the files and directories . > i.e. When I save something, I no longer select the folder to save it into, I > simply choose from a list of pre-existinsg tags (defaults and ones I have > previously created) or type in a box to add a new tag. Sounds like a nightmare to have a filesystem that works that way. Fortunately it's extremely unlikely to see it happening . The hierachical directories is concept too deeply used in all operating systems . It will not go away just because many users use their computers only for web and searching photos/videos/music . > The single biggest advantage to me of this system is that I can place a > single document in multiple locations. > One problem which would need to be overcome would be unique naming (since > files are no longer separated by folders) Exactly : the file names would become unique within the partition . This would break the source code tree of tons of applications : the sources are typically organized as a directory tree where each subdirectory has its own Makefile . No software developer could ever work with an experimental tags-based filesystem . > On the other hand, I haven't before explored how easy it is to create > hardlinks. I just did. The answer is very easy (Middle click drag and drop) > Since this solves the multiple location issue, but without dragging up its > own set of problems, perhaps I should just use this. It might be able to build a filemanager designed around the idea of file labels , with the ability to make it super-easy to create symlinks/hardlinks . But this can only be an alternative presentation : underneath there has to be a normal filesystem. -- Adrian -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
