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Mention another wrinkle in the file-locking problem.

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Nathaniel Beaver
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@@ -922,6 +922,11 @@ until the application is killed.
.. _lock files they use by default: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_locking#In_Microsoft_Windows .. _lock files they use by default: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_locking#In_Microsoft_Windows
.. _file access is a nuisance: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/546504/how-do-i-make-windows-file-locking-more-like-unix-file-locking .. _file access is a nuisance: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/546504/how-do-i-make-windows-file-locking-more-like-unix-file-locking
This gets interesting when the files are hidden thumbnails.
https://superuser.com/questions/537041/action-cant-be-completed-open-in-another-program
https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/kb/2025703
By contrast, By contrast,
on Linux it is not unusual for two different applications on Linux it is not unusual for two different applications
to share read access to the same file, to share read access to the same file,
@@ -983,8 +988,8 @@ so here are some of the salient parts::
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It's a very ugly system hack that sits in your system tray and attempts to make windows It's a very ugly system hack that sits in your system tray and attempts to make windows
that can't usually be resized, resizeable. that can't usually be resized, resizeable.
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Why was it written? Why was it written?
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@@ -992,8 +997,8 @@ so here are some of the salient parts::
1280x1024, and was fed up with having to pick items from a list that could only display three 1280x1024, and was fed up with having to pick items from a list that could only display three
items because the window didn't take into account the screen resolution, hence only occupying items because the window didn't take into account the screen resolution, hence only occupying
about 20% of the desktop 'real-estate'. about 20% of the desktop 'real-estate'.
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How does it work? How does it work?
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@@ -1248,7 +1253,7 @@ that he is who he claims to be.)
and the gap is worsening. The cause of the problem is social. There's and the gap is worsening. The cause of the problem is social. There's
almost none of the improvement for its own sake, for the sake of glory, almost none of the improvement for its own sake, for the sake of glory,
that you see in the Linux world. that you see in the Linux world.
Granted, occasionally one sees naive people try to make things better. Granted, occasionally one sees naive people try to make things better.
These people almost always fail. We can and do improve performance for These people almost always fail. We can and do improve performance for
specific scenarios that people with the ability to allocate resources specific scenarios that people with the ability to allocate resources
@@ -1259,7 +1264,7 @@ that he is who he claims to be.)
business. business.
-- Anonymous Windows NT kernel developer -- Anonymous Windows NT kernel developer
.. _anonymous Windows kernel developer stated: http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=74 .. _anonymous Windows kernel developer stated: http://blog.zorinaq.com/?e=74