Re: UI Mockup

[Christian Schneider <c schneider scram de>]

ethan zimmerman wrote:

> I've just created a mockup of a new UI of the browser.
> http://www.ethanzimmerman.com/images/new_nautilus.png
>
> I really think this would be a great improvement over the current
> browser and I think it would coexist well with the spatial method too.
> Also it is *very* similar to the new file selector which would make
> things seem a bit more uniform (I think).
>
> I just joined this list (because of the UI ideas in my mockup) so I'm
> not sure of the current state of the "Spatial vs. Browse"
> discussion/argument/holy war on this list, but I would be honored if you
> would consider/discuss my ideas.
>  
I really like the visual appearence of this look. The only thing I never 
like in nautilus compared to windows explorer is the triangular openers 
in front of the folders. The windows look with + and - signs and the 
vertical lines looks much better in my opinion.

Besides this I hope it is still possible to show the path in an input 
field. At least optional. It is sometimes nice to be able to edit there.

When a directory contains no files I like the way windows removes the + 
sign. In nautilus I have to open it to see it is empty.

Besides this the look seems quite polished.

best regards,

Christian