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
I like this idea in general, though I don't quite understand why putting those widgets inside "location prompt". It looks weird and...not so pretty :) The buttons could just take place (eating it) of location entry. Anyway, my proposal : http://xs67.xs.to/pics/06066/location_bar_mockup.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. But what it would make if we were for example in "/usr/bin" - suddenly drop down menu with 100 fields? And if there was some fixed number (lest assume 7) of allowed entries, than behaviour would be inconsistent - once it would pop up and next time it wouldn't for no apparent (for unexperienced user) reason. > Backspace would work like on characters, going one level up here. That is very much intuitive. I like it a lot. > The lower version should remind of the / path > seperator. Well AFAIK the whole button widgetery was all about forgetting "/" at all. And it definitely is less readable in this "mode". > I would like feedback and suggestions on possible next steps. Me too :) . greetings tj _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
