[Usability] Re: Suggestion for the actual UI of GTK+'s New FileSelector

["Eugenia Loli-Queru" <eloli hotmail com>]

Steven Garrity wrote:
>The placement of the Locations on the top is odd (I see that you
>addressed this in your article). I'm not sure if it's just because I'm
>not used to it, but it feels awkward).

I think it is mostly because people haven't got used to it. I have explained
my line of thought regarding its position in the article but I also want to
add the fact that people would understand better a direct "top-down" logic
rather than a "left then right, then down, down, down" logic. It is one
"step" less for the brain to 'reset' itself in new visual parameters.

>The button-clickable path navigation is VERY interesting. This is really
>powerful. However, it's something that should maybe be a GTK widget - so
>it could be used elsewhere. Also, careful thought would have to go into
>dealing with really long paths.

Yup. However, no matter what tricks we might find to ease the pain, the
problem will always remain as long there are hierarchical filesystems in the
world. :)

Eugenia