(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***) Package: konqueror Version: KDE 2.2.0 Beta1 Severity: wishlist Installed from: Debian Packages Compiler: gcc 2.95 OS: Linux OS/Compiler notes: Not Specified Nautilus allows the user to save notes on a directory or file and to have them appear on the left-hand pane; something like this would make Konqueror more convenient. (Submitted via bugs.kde.org)
A KDE-wide notes facility could be integrated into Konqueror, k3b, juk, and any other KDE application. This could be as simple as adding another editable field to an icon's Properties context menu. Comments could be displayed in the tooltip popups alongside other properties in Konqueror. Comments could also be displayed as a seaparte field in the Detailed View, and in the metainfo Konq sidebar as well. I propose this because I *need* to comment files and directories when I work with them. This includes every kde app I use.
*** Bug 48118 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Replaced katz@wam.umd.edu with pupeno@pupeno.com due to bounces by reporter
*** Bug 28115 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
It would be great, if additional meta-infos could be saved as extendet attributes (EAs) on the filesystem. Several Filesystems on Linux (ext2/3, jfs, xfs, reiserfs) support them (partly through kernel patches in 2.4) and there is the acl-lib from http://acl.bestbits.at/ to access them. EAs work also on freebsd (on fs-level at least). Nautilus saves meta-informations in xml-files, but EAs seam to be a more natural way to save meta-data for files and folders. Of cause, you do not have support for EAs everywhere. It could be activated through config-options or tested at runtime. The user interface can also be expanded to edit other EAs.
It has been implemented on KDE4.