Re: Spatial Nautilus

[Brad Barnich <bbarnich umich edu>]

Thanks everyone for the responses, I have read the article a few times 
and I just feel that most of the spatial features are a step backwards 
(relying on keystrokes, tons of windows, lack of toolbar) especially 
since everyone and their mom knows how to use a web browser these days.

I think i'll just use the gconf key. btw, is there a chance this makes 
it into a preference dialog?

--brad

Jens Knutson wrote:

> On Thu, 2004-03-18 at 13:39, bbarnich umich edu wrote:
>  
>
> > Well maybe someone can enlighten me... Since when did nautilus decide to become
> > a MacOS 6 clone? I've been running the latest versions of everything since the
> > 2.3 beta days, so I've been using spatial for a while. I hate it. It reminds me
> > of the default windows 95 settings. I understand that this is supposed to be
> > better for people who are new to Linux and gnome but let us veterans at least
> > keep a normal file browser, make a dialog to configure how the file browsing
> > works. To do even basic navigation I need to learn all these key strokes, to me
> > this doesnt seem like progress. IMO all these "features" should be options not
> > defaults. Sorry to troll. responses?
> >    
>
> Brad,
>
> Some simple responses to your questions:
>
> 1) Nautilus uses the spatial model now for many of the reasons listed in
> this article: http://www.arstechnica.com/paedia/f/finder/finder-1.html
>
> 2) Right click on a folder and select "Browse Folder" - you'll be
> pleasantly surprised.
>
> 3) *After* reading the Ars Technica article, try using spatial mode for
> a week or two.  If the benefits don't add up for you, then you can do
> this: in a terminal, type 
>
> gconftool-2 --type bool --set
> /apps/nautilus/preferences/always_use_browser true
>
> (note that should be on one line, not many)
>
> Give spatial nautilus a shot, though - I hated it at first, too, but
> once I understood it better and used it for a week or so, it really grew
> on me - now I wouldn't have it any other way.
>
> - jck
>
>