Re: Feature Request

[Christian Schneider <c schneider scram de>]

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> > > 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.
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> > 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.
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> Spatial Coherency is the one unique view per folder.
> Spatial Stability is loading/saving properties of that folder.
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> If you open folders in the same window you can still get spatial
> coherence though some of the properties like window size/position would
> not apply of course. I think there should be an option for opening in
> same window if the user wishes to sacrifice some of the spatial
> properties and thats what I hope to add in a future patch.
>  
If you open the new folder in the same window, what is then left of the 
spatial idea?
The mind can only remember the folder if the size and position are the 
same as before.

I would strongly advise not to give the option of opening in the same 
window. Instead you could
set the left button to close the old window like the middle button does 
in the standard mode.

If you want to open a new folder in the same window then you will always 
prefer the real browse mode. So instead of giving the option of opening 
in the same folder it would be nice to have the option of opening all 
folders in browse mode. What of course also includes opening in the same 
window. Spatial and same window just doesn�t mix well.

So my suggestion would be to have three options for left and middle button:

- open in new window
- open in new window and close old window
- open in browse mode in same window

> > btw. I am no developer of nautilus. Like you I can only make suggestions.
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> I'm not a core developer of nautilus either but if you can program in C
> its easy enough to hack nautilus. Given the snail pace rate of
> development in Nautilus, if you want something done its best to do it
> yourself if you can - i've a feeling most of the enhancement requests
> will never be implemented otherwise...
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This sounds good. I am a quite experienced developer but have no 
experience in programming gnome. What is a good start to beginn hacking 
nautilus? What source packages will I need and what is a good IDE for C?
I am currently programming in Java with the IDE Eclipse.

Christian Schneider