[dolphin] [Bug 464585] Visually mark hardlinks

[Jens]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=464585

--- Comment #6 from Jens <i.m.jens at gmx.de> ---
I would like to suggest *not* to create a kind of "counter" overlay icon,
though it sounds great on first thought. 
Considerations:
  –  In details/compact view (with smallest icon size) overlay icons are really
tiny and a number is almost impossible to read. 
  –  In addition this needs to implement quite a lot of different overlay icons
(→ mem load). 
  –  Alternatively a textual overlay (→ e.g. Unicode square/encircled numbers)
would complicate the implementation unnecessarily as this needs to be rendered
at least each time you change the directory (→ even more mem load/switch time). 
  –  And at last, this most likely will cause a (endless) discussion about,
»where should it stop counting?«. 

Instead I think a different colored overlay icon (with normal file name font
style for hardlinks, as suggested by Simone Gaiarin) might be a good "first
sight hint" (e.g. symlinks→green / hardlinks→yellow). 
If colors might be hard(er) to implement, maybe a different position
(symlinks→lower right/ hardlinks→upper left) will do.
In addition a hardlink counter field in the preview (both pane & tooltip) and
*maybe* a column (→ details view) could make it even more customizable. (And
*if* this needs another column/field to be replaced, I really wouldn't miss the
assessment field.)

BTW, I really miss such a feature! It's a pain i.t.a. to create workarounds for
this kind of link management. Even Krusader can't help here.

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