Hi, On Thu, 2005-08-18 at 00:51 +0300, - Alex - wrote:
> > I'd recommend you install the right tool for the job. If what you > want > > is two-pane shortcut-driven usage, you can either open two nautilus > > windows in browser mode and arrange them side by side, switching > among > > them with alt+tab, or install another file manager and put a nice > icon > > in the panel. You can run Konqueror under GNOME if you desire. > > Come on man, you know that what you say is not right. Using two > windows with "internet explorer"-like interface side by side siply > sucks. Then, by all means, use another tool. > May I ask what are the design goals of Nautilus and, if they exclude a > commander-like interface, why can't they be changed? The nautilus goals are integration with the Gnome environment, as far as I understood. Providing a Uber-Geek, You-won't-believe-this-aint-so-nineties, commander-like UI I really don't think would fit with the Gnome desktop. > Installing another software is not right for two reasons: > - as microsoft proved, if a sistem comes bulded with a software the > majority won't look for another piece of software even if it's better > (see internet explorer) Please, bear with me if I'm asking a dumb question: you are advocating a commander-like UI, which is undoubtely a power-user feature, and yet you complain that nobody, except power users, will be able to find it? > - there is no usable commander for linux (except midnight commander > which is text mode) Then, by all means, you can begin writing a code to fit this niche. > I would like to ask the developers, if they decide to exclude a > "commander" option for nautilus to do a poll first. What is this, practicing democracy or a meritocracy? If you want such a feature, you can code it - or pay someone to code it (even by using bounties), if you don't know how to do it yourself. It's open source software, you know... But asking for polls on features - that is even worse than design by committee. Ciao, Emmanuele. -- Emmanuele Bassi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Web site: http://log.emmanuelebassi.net -- nautilus-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/nautilus-list
