Re: [PATCH] bug 145237: parent-folders button does not look like a button

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Tue, 2004-10-05 at 08:34 -0400, Michael Henson wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-10-05 at 10:39 +0200, Alexander Larsson wrote:
> > On Tue, 2004-10-05 at 00:09 -0400, Michael Henson wrote:
> > > Attached is a patch to help make the parent-folder button a little more
> > > prominent. A quick screenshoot of the patch in action can be found at:
> > > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=32231&action=view
> > 
> > I dislike the icon. I don't see what that buys us, since we already have
> > a load of folder icons all over. All it does is take space in the status
> > bar. Perhaps we should change the beveling. I'm not sure. Since we added
> > the arrow, do people still have problem understanding the dropdown is a
> > menu?
> > 
> 
> Ok, I can see that. I just placed it their as another potential
> indicator. Perhaps just making it look like a proper button would be
> sufficient?
> 
> I think the real issue is that even with the arrow it just looks as if
> it is a label displaying the name of the current directory. I know when
> I started using spatial nautilus, it wasn't readily apparent that
> clicking on it would allow me to traverse the parent directories.

So. The reason i'm uncertain here really is that with the bevels, the
toolbar looks pretty ugly. On the other hand, it *is* clearly a
usability problem. So, we either come up with a better idea that doesn't
look as ugly, or we bit the bullet and add the bevel. ATM i don't have a
better idea though.

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