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diff --git a/doc/forum/usability:_what_are_those_arrow_things__63__/comment_1_bf34c169c725f9504e0f2114ba53be4b._comment b/doc/forum/usability:_what_are_those_arrow_things__63__/comment_1_bf34c169c725f9504e0f2114ba53be4b._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..86099c0d5 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/usability:_what_are_those_arrow_things__63__/comment_1_bf34c169c725f9504e0f2114ba53be4b._comment @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="http://joeyh.name/" + ip="209.250.56.7" + subject="comment 1" + date="2014-08-12T19:49:35Z" + content=""" +If I wanted to share files with someone, I'd set them up with a direct mode repository and link it to my (probably indirect mode) repository. + +The question then becomes, how can this person decide which files to get if they don't want to or cannot get everything. I think that [[tips/File_manager_integration]] is a pretty good answer, although it does involve adding extensions to file managers. At least it involves adding something, rather than convincing a suprisingly large number of people that their ideas about symlinks are wrong. There are other possible answers, like building a file selection UI into the webapp.. +"""]] diff --git a/doc/forum/usability:_what_are_those_arrow_things__63__/comment_2_364ce8b369fd0ba7ddaec3127840ff39._comment b/doc/forum/usability:_what_are_those_arrow_things__63__/comment_2_364ce8b369fd0ba7ddaec3127840ff39._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..32ecdf0df --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/forum/usability:_what_are_those_arrow_things__63__/comment_2_364ce8b369fd0ba7ddaec3127840ff39._comment @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="https://id.koumbit.net/anarcat" + ip="70.83.139.100" + subject="comment 2" + date="2014-08-12T19:56:58Z" + content=""" +the problem with this is that you end up having two copies of the same files (the direct and indirect repositories). also, the switch to direct mode exploded (because i screwed up, granted).... + +i have been thinking more and more than the webapp needs to have some sort of file manager as well, but that seems like a huge undertaking... + +a better file manager integration could certainly allow to improve this experience. for me the requirements would be: + +* \"clone this repo to\" - make a copy of this git annex repo to the specified target +* \"annex-copy those files to\" - the above + a file-transfer-like dialog that would track the total file transfer (as opposed to \"begin/end\" of single files, see also [[todo/do_not_bug_me_about_intermediate_files/]]) +* probably some more stuff +"""]] diff --git a/doc/todo/Deduplicate_archive___40__i.e._zip__41___files/comment_1_619840f2337b018ff165565325cf1a61._comment b/doc/todo/Deduplicate_archive___40__i.e._zip__41___files/comment_1_619840f2337b018ff165565325cf1a61._comment new file mode 100644 index 000000000..19548edb3 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/todo/Deduplicate_archive___40__i.e._zip__41___files/comment_1_619840f2337b018ff165565325cf1a61._comment @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +[[!comment format=mdwn + username="http://joeyh.name/" + ip="209.250.56.7" + subject="comment 1" + date="2014-08-12T19:51:38Z" + content=""" +All you need to do is unzip your zip file, and then `git annex add` or `git annex import` its contents. It will then automatically deduplicate. + +Due to the way compression works, two zip (or gz) files with identical contents but different checksums are unlikely to share many bytes in common. So git-annex cannot help with de-duplicating unless you unzip them. +"""]] |