2005-08-28 Benedikt Meurer <benny@xfce.org>

	* thunar/thunar-file.{c,h}, thunar/thunar-local-file.c,
	  thunar/thunar-standard-view.c: Rename can_execute(), can_read() and
	  can_write() to is_executable(), is_readable() and is_writable() to
	  get consistent naming.
	* thunar-vfs/thunar-vfs-info.{c,h}: Add THUNAR_VFS_FILE_FLAGS_EXECUTABLE
	  to the ThunarVfsFileFlags, which will be set if a ThunarVfsInfo
	  can be executed, either as regular binary or as .desktop file.
	* thunar-vfs/thunar-vfs-mime-application.c,
	  thunar-vfs/thunar-vfs-sysdep.{c,h}: Move the Exec parsing code from
	  ThunarVfsMimeApplication to thunar-vfs-sysdep, so it can be used by
	  other modules as well.
	* thunar-vfs/thunar-vfs-info.{c,h}, thunar-vfs/thunar-vfs.symbols: Add
	  new method thunar_vfs_info_execute(), which is used to execute
	  files with a list of URIs. These method can handle both regular
	  executable files as well as .desktop files.
	* thunar/thunar-file.{c,h}, thunar/thunar-launcher.c,
	  thunar/thunar-local-file.c: Add support to execute files that are
	  marked as executable by the ThunarVfsInfo module.
	* thunar-vfs/thunar-vfs-mime-database.c
	  (thunar_vfs_mime_database_get_info_locked),
	  (thunar_vfs_mime_database_get_infos_for_info_locked): Be sure to
	  always unalias MIME-types prior to returning them from the mime
	  database instance. This way we don't need to care for unaliasing
	  when determining the MIME-type comment or MIME-type icon.
	* thunar-vfs/thunar-vfs-mime-database.{c,h},
	  thunar-vfs/thunar-vfs.symbols: Add new method
	  thunar_vfs_mime_database_get_infos_for_info() to the public API, to
	  allow other components to access the subclassing information.
	* FAQ, Makefile.am: Add initial items for the list of frequently asked
	  questions.
	* TODO: Remove obsolete items.




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+This file contains a list of frequently asked questions about Thunar and the
+appropriate answers to these questions.
+
+
+1. What is Thunar?
+==================
+
+  Thunar is a fast and easy-to-use file manager for the X Window System, with a
+  special focus on the Xfce Desktop Environment.
+
+
+2. Why doesn't Thunar execute files marked as executable?
+=========================================================
+
+  For security reasons Thunar only executes files of type application/x-desktop,
+  application/x-executable and application/x-shellscript. For desktop files
+  the execution feature will only be enabled if the desktop file is of type
+  Application and a valid Exec line is given. For the other types the feature
+  is available if the file is marked executable for the current user.
+
+  Also note that for application/x-executable and application/x-shellscript, the
+  types of the file don't really need to match these types exactly, but it is
+  suffice if the detected type has a parent that matches one of the two types
+  listed above, or if the MIME-type is an alias for one of the above.