Re: Patches improving tree view (multi-root and auto-follow)

[Darryl Rees <rees netnam vn>]

Alexander Larsson wrote:

> There is also a third way that seems to have most of the pros above.
> Make each root a separate sidebar tab, and use the normal sidebar tab
> selector to pick the one you want. I.E. you'd have both the normal tree
> and a "Homedir" entry in the sidebar menu.
>
> I think this third way would work pretty well for nautilus.
>  
Wouldn't this overcrowd the sidebar tab selector? For quickly changing 
views, might some kind of separate selector within the treeview be 
better? A list of roots at the top of the tree-view?

> * A way to add (and remove) custom treeview roots. One way would be by
> just DnDing a directory to the menu, but we also need to have an
> accessible/discoverable way in the menus.
>  
We already have bookmarks (not to mention desktop files and symbolic 
links). Are we maybe getting a little too conceptually ecumenical?

Regards
Long.