The concept is similar to what I suggested before with: http://home.tu-clausthal.de/~dcb/linux/newpathbar.png
So: I like it! Not quite as much as mine :) because I like URIs afterall, but hey... Thanx for bringing this issue up again! David On Sat, 2006-02-11 at 17:41 +0100, Thorsten Wilms wrote: > Hello! > > With the file dialog issues coming up again and again, I suddenly > had this idea to combine a textfield with path-buttons: > > http://xs67.xs.to/pics/06066/text-path_a_b.png > > The file list below it should be filtered for the string as it's > entered, or browser style autocompletion could be shown attached > below the field. > > Entering / after the name of an existing dir would turn that part > of the path into a button. "../" (maybe even "cd ../") could also > work. > > Wildcards ... not discoverable, but no stumbling block and a > blessing to those who do work on the console sometimes. > > Backspace would work like on characters, going one level up here. > > A / as first character entered might be a good way to allow > input of full pathes. > > > The upper version are just slightly narrower buttons in a slightly > higher field. The lower version should remind of the / path > seperator. > > > I would like feedback and suggestions on possible next steps. > > > Cheers, > Thorsten Wilms > _______________________________________________ > Usability mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability > _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
