Re: gmc & cursors

[Andrei Popov <andrei popov citicorp com>]

I would not go as far as to say that a static 2-pane view is perfect.  With
a windowing system you can have N-pane view with panes being different of a
different size & shape.  Making it a lot after Explorer is a bit dull, but
seems to be quite a universal metaphor at the time (after all it is not
exactly Explorer look: xfm was very close, Macintosh folders operate
similary).

SymLinks are a nightmare, but I think (unless I dreamed it up) I managed
once to create a link.  I cannot remember now what was a I doing for that,
it was more like a surprize.  In general there is a lot to work on for gmc
(and GNOME) to make DND work as seamlessly as in other (even in _that_ one
:)) OS'es.


miked@kerneltech.com wrote:
> 
> I have some suggestions based upon being a long time Windows user just
> trying out GNOME for the first time.
> 
> Why did the implementors of the GNOME file manager choose the explorer
> type model?  I much prefer the two paned approach that midnight
> commander has.  I would at least like to be able to configure the
> directory pane into another file pane.  Is this possible?
> 
> The other thing that would be nice is a  "SymLink to Desktop..." type
> option from gmc right mouse menu.  It doesn't take long to pollute your
> panel with application so it would be nice to be able to easily drop a
> link to them on the desktop.  (If their already is an easy way please
> let me know cause I have been creating symbolic links and then dragging
> them to the desktop)
> 
> Auto-mount facilities within gmc would also be something that I would
> find useful.  I realize that their is an applet for doing that but I
> think it would be more logical to put that functionality into the gnome
> file manager.
> 
> The other thing which is a small thing but I think would improve things
> is to use an hourglass (or equivalent) cursor while programs are
> loading.  I am constantly looking down at my hard drive light to see
> whether the program is actually loading.  Some sort of visual feedback
> would be of great benefit.
> 
> Overall I am quite impressed with GNOME and see alot of potential in
> it.  I especially LOVE the virtual desktop feature.
> 
> Michael Dennis
> 
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