ReactOS Exploder?
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ReactOS Exploder?
Why not to name ROS file manager "ROS Exploder" instead of "ROS Explorer"?
I think it would be in line with "reacty" image of ReactOS! 8)
I think it would be in line with "reacty" image of ReactOS! 8)
Last edited by Sand on Tue Oct 14, 2008 7:41 pm, edited 1 time in total.
Re: ReactOS Exploder?
Why not to change the name here? I think it's excellent idea.
Re: ReactOS Exploder?
Interesting idea :)
If you're about explorer-new, contact its author, Thomas Bluemel, thomas at reactsoft dot com...
If you're about explorer-new, contact its author, Thomas Bluemel, thomas at reactsoft dot com...
Re: ReactOS Exploder?
The filename would need to remain the same...
Re: ReactOS Exploder?
Explorer should stay explorer, as people know what it means. Exploder has a totally different meaning, so it's just doing something for some bad reason. If it's a decompression program, than it's a great name. But explorer is for exploring... that's why it has that name!
Re: ReactOS Exploder?
Please don't start to give ReactOS programs trollish names.
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Some windows software depends on the name 'explorer', so doing this would cause some major compatibility issues, I'd imagine.
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Re: ReactOS Exploder?
few years ago... a trojan was called Exploder.exe
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aka vavico trojanDavy Bartoloni wrote: few years ago... a trojan was called Exploder.exe
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Can you give an example please? Does it mean that Windows file manager cannot be replaced by another programm such as Total Commander for example?FlyingIsFun1217 wrote:Some windows software depends on the name 'explorer', so doing this would cause some major compatibility issues, I'd imagine.
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(note also that the problem with file names can be solved with a hardlink...)
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Well, on Windows, I know the biggest problem replacing explored altogether is it's unification of a recycle bin and what not, so in actual Windows, no
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Recycle bin and that stuff is provided by the shell, not by Explorer. As long as the replacement is a shell browser and not a file browser (i.e. it communicates with the shell and not with the filesystem), Explorer can be replaced without losing the recycler.FlyingIsFun1217 wrote:Well, on Windows, I know the biggest problem replacing explored altogether is it's unification of a recycle bin and what not, so in actual Windows, no
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This still doesn't change the fact that if the name were changed it would contravene the 'ultimate goal of ReactOS':
However I think it would make a good easter egg, maybe a registry key change could cause all the explorer windows to have the title of 'exploder' instead :p
Not to mention the fact that it's called Explorer for a perfectly good, funtional reason.To allow you to remove Windows® and install ReactOS without the end user noticing the change.
However I think it would make a good easter egg, maybe a registry key change could cause all the explorer windows to have the title of 'exploder' instead :p
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