Other/future projects • Re: GTK2 revival

I could compile GTK-2-ng and a simple test application to try the new file picker. The current "icon view" is 100% what I wanted to see, but it's missing a few usability features.

To begin with, if GTK does not show thumbnails the icon view is pretty useless, so it would be great if it could create missing thumbnails on a best effort basis when changing modes, i.e. it tries to make something but if it fails once it doesn't try to be smart. Keeping this behaviour strictly to the icon view prevents unnecessary resource usage for those who track each processor cycle.

Second, to add a setting somewhere to make the icon view the default view, if it doesn't remember the last choice already.

These are the most important to me, but I'm not in a rush to see them implemented right now so take your time to write them properly. Looking forward to see this project reach a point it can be used with Pale Moon.