On Fri, 2004-07-02 at 22:12 +0200, Toralf Lund wrote: > I'm testing GNOME 2.6 for the first time, after upgrading to Fedora Core > 2... One change I notice right away is that there's now a distinction > between "browse folder" and normal "file view" or "file manager". And > I'm not sure I like it. To a certain degree, I can see that it may be > good to have a file view free from the space requirements and (possibly) > confusing GUI elements introduced by the navigation buttons, location > bar, side panel etc, but: > > 1. Is it really a good idea to have two separate directory viewers, > if a straight-forward interface without unnecessary options is > what we want? Won't the fact that there are two slightly different > views into the filesystem just confuse most users? > 2. I absolutely detest the way the file manager will open a new > window every time I enter a new folder. > > So, is there a way to get the "browse folder" functionality, or if you > like, old-style Nautilus window, as default open/double-click action? > (Yeah, I know it can be accessed via the context menu, but double-click > is really a lot more convenient.) If not, can I get the simplified file > manager view to re-use the window when entering folders + possibly > present a "parent directory" icon (or "Place" entry)? > > - Toralf > If you use gconf editor, tick /apps/nautilus/preferences/ always_use_browser and it will default to the old behaviour. You may be interested to know that if you either hold the shift key and double click with the left mouse button, or use the middle mouse button to double-click you will only keep one window open. Hope this helps, -- Tom Wesley <tom wesley ntlworld com>
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