Okay, seriously, this is asinine. I just "upgraded" to the latest 9.3.1 and I went to edit my hosts file. I hit "File->Open Hidden" and ... hey, wait, NO hidden files are showing!
I'm like, WTF, why aren't you showing my hidden files?!? I cancel out and hit "File->Open" to see if, on the off chance, that it might show my hidden files there. Nope, not there either. So, I have to go back to the finder and nav to the etc folder manually so I can drag my hosts file onto BBEdit. When I'm done, I check the internets to find out that you've added a checkbox to Show Hidden Files. WTF!??!?! I never even bothered to look for a checkbox because, why should I have to hit a checkbox to get it to show hidden files when I've already hit a menu command that CLEARLY tells it to do that?!?! And now, you have TWO menu options with DIFFERENT titles that do EXACTLY THE SAME THING. Also, hitting the checkbox in one open dialog also changes the setting of the checkbox in the other open dialog. What?!?! NOOOOOO!!!!! This UI change was clearly not thought out well. From a programming perspective, I can totally appreciate wanting to consolidate things. >From a usability standpoint, you're not making things easier, you've actually managed to add a click to the workflow. Having an extra checkbox there is like popping up an alert box that says "I know you already told me to show you the hidden files, but are you really sure you want to see the hidden files?" If a user hits a menu option that says "Open Hidden" you better doggone well show a list of hidden files! And making the setting persist now adds another click when I hit File- >Open to turn off hidden files. God, this is so annoying now. Just because I'm opening a hidden file this time doesn't mean the next time it's going to be another hidden file. The ratio of non-hidden to hidden files I open is like 100 to 1. Menu options should do what they advertise. Please, please, please fix this, I beg of you! -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "BBEdit Talk" discussion group on Google Groups. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bbedit?hl=en If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to bbedit+unsubscribegooglegroups.com or reply to this email with the words "REMOVE ME" as the subject.
