Re: [Usability] The new file chooser

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Sitat Bastien Nocera <hadess hadess net>:


> > >  ask for a "Copy Location" contextual menu item.
> > >
> >
> > Goodies. That sounds like an "equal amount of clicks" operation.
> > But can be be done per *today*?
>
> The bug was filed. Send a patch if you want it done in the next
> release :)

If I could code, I wouldn't be writing in this newsgroup. I'd just rewrite the
current filechooser, promoting the text widget into the primary interface.

> You're not presenting problems. From my side of the fence it looks like
> you're trying to find reasons to have the text widget added back.

>From my side of the fence, it looks like you're trying to find reasons to NOT
add it  back. You haven't given a single good reason for REMOVING it.

> Read your e-mails again, getting you to explain the problems encountered is
> like pulling out teeth.

There may be something wrong with your dentist. I've presented problems and I
get replies with various creative suggestions about how things COULD be fixed.
But none of the problems are actually fixed yet.

> > Whats the "pretty please" about?
>
> About you making sure, extra sure, that you tell people what your
> problems are, rather than pushing for a quick-fix solution.

Right. The problems are that I can't type, paste or copy directly into/from a
text widget in the current filechooser. I've explained why I need to do that,
and I've explained that I can't use the keyboard in some situations. Ctrl+L is
not relevant for me

So you don't like quick fixes? Sometimes quick fixes are good fixes.
And once in a blue moon horrendous interface mistakes are made.
Would be too silly if re-introducing the text widgets should be kept back by
prestigous sentiments.


> The filechooser got enough testing to skim out the bugs in the code, not
> enough to divert whingy users that would go "The old dialogue was
> better, the new one is rubbish" without explaining what the problems
> they're encountering are, or why they would want the old dialogue (which
> was really the rubbish one) back.

Oh.. names now. Well I'm not whingy - I'm furious, and I try hard to keep a
decent tone here.

I said earlyer that I think the new bookmark idea is good. It's a true keeper.
The missing text widget is bad. It should be re-introduced.


> Bastien Nocera <hadess hadess net>

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