On Thu, 2003-08-07 at 21:19, Gordon Messmer wrote: > Bret Hughes wrote: > > > > What is it used for on the default install. IIUC fam is used to monitor > > the status of files and if changed do something. Is there some desktop > > sort of deal that this is used for? > > Yeah, the file manager and anything else that uses gnome 2's VFS library > may use FAM to watch the files or directories that they've got open. > It's much more efficient to use FAM, which can simply "ping" the > application to let it know there's an update, rather than checking for > updates repeatedly. > Makes sense, Thanks. Since I do not use nautilus ( the only thing whatrequires lists on my 7.3 boxes) I guess I'll leave it off :)
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