Networks & Drives

About The Project

This page contains information about to GSoC project "Add Drive dialog", which I'll work on (if accepted). The project has three main targets:

1. Implement a new way to manage network locations & local drives

2. Improve GtkPlacesSidebar

3. Give Nautilus some love

Network & Drives

Core part of this project, it'll involve a considerable refactoring of Nautilus code. Since the 'Network & Drives' location does not represent a real directory or file, it'll need some thinking about how it'll integrate with the current code. Ongoing discussion is happening at Network & Drives whiteboard.

The major points here are:

• Discuss how it'll be implemented, and which modules will be affected (AllanDay, CarlosSoriano, GeorgesNeto)

• Rework Nautilus internals to better fit our long-term goals (CarlosSoriano, GeorgesNeto)

• Implement the new model for interacting with Network & Drives locations (GeorgesNeto)

• Assure quality of the results (AllanDay, CarlosSoriano, GeorgesNeto, testers)

Places Sidebar

In order to assure the changes made on Nautilus, the GtkPlacesSidebar widget will also receive some changes. What will change:

• Port it to use GtkListBox internally (./) done (master)

• Redesign it's components (./) done (master)

• Change the ordering of sections (./) done (master)

• Add an "Other Locations..." item (./) done (master)

• Change the ordering of sections (./) done (master)

Tasks

Related Bug

• 752034 (./)