> From: Bastien Nocera <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/07/15 Thu AM 11:00:59 EDT > To: Andreas Tille <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > CC: [email protected] > Subject: Re: File open dialog: Where is my tab extension <snip> > > > "Control-F" is also good for finding a file/directory in the currently > > > viewed directory. > > Thanks for the further hint. Gnome people seemed to have done a great job > > in hiding very nice features.
Thanks as well for pointing this out -- I've been wondering where this feature is for quite a while. I like having Control-F (or in my case, Control-S) functional. However, I think the way Nautilus does it and the way I remember Macs doing it when I grew up is much better: typing automatically searches ahead in a list of files. This is intuitive, accessible, instant, and not remotely "power user." The default listbox behavior of having a white box show up in the corner as you search is nice for showing you exactly what you've searched, but seems rather surprising and potentially offputting. But perhaps this goes beyond GNOME to gtk generally -- I would love it if TreeView, OptionMenus and ComboBoxes should all support typing to select an option. Tom, who loves the spatial nautilus and still prefers not to use his mouse. --- Like linux? Like GNOME? Like cooking? Try out my recipe program at http://grecipe-manager.sourceforge.net ----Please contribute to my online collaborative literature athttp://tommyrot.arrr.net/qwiki/ ----
