Re: Feature Request

[Christian Schneider <c schneider scram de>]

Patrick Kellaher wrote:

> I have three requests for inclusion into Nautilus:
>
> 1) Make it easier to change the default file browser to the non-spatial
> file browser.
>  
This would definately be nice. The nautilus preferences would be a nice 
place for such a setting. Although I think the current lack of an easy 
widget to change the behaviour is on purpose. So the developers ensure 
that people at least try to use the spatial mode instead of turning it 
off right away because they are not familiar with it.

> 2) In the Spatial file browser create a menu bar with an Up button and
> an address bar (for use with things like themes:// which is given in the
> docs)
>  
The problem with an address bar in the window is that you can only show 
the current path in this bar.
If you enter another path it can only be opened in a new window (See 
below why). My suggestion is to show a single address bar in the panel 
and open the corresponding window when an entry is made.

> 3) In the Spatial file browser make it easy to change if you want sub
> directories to open in a new window or the same window.
>  
I don´t think you have understood the spatial idea. The thing that makes 
spatial browsing special
is that each folder on the disk is associated to a certain window. The 
window placement and size is stored to make it easier for a human to 
remember this association. If you open all folders in the same window 
you don´t do spatial browsing. In this case you better use the browse 
mode with the tree in the left part of the window.

btw. I am no developer of nautilus. Like you I can only make suggestions.

Christian Schneider