Re: [Usability] Interacting with open folders, part 2.

[Thorsten Wilms <t_w_ freenet de>]

On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 04:05:10PM +0100, Maurizio Colucci wrote:
> 
> >>So the new proposal is: move the nautilus menu, (at least the "File" and
> >>"edit" items) OUTSIDE the nautilus window. So the user can select the
> >>window and/or its contents, and then use any kind of action without any
> >>logical problems.
> >
> >
> > Wouldn't work with sloppy / follows-mouse focus.
> 
> Sorry, I don't see why.

OK, you would need a selected state besides window focus.
And just think about how to communicate that visualy?
That would be a very extreme measure for a problem that 
could be solved by nothing more than a additional menu 
entry and/or drag-handle + menu.

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Thorsten Wilms