Re: [PATCH] add location button context menu

[Luca Ferretti <elle uca libero it>]

Il giorno ven, 29/04/2005 alle 22.06 +0200, Christian Neumair ha
scritto: 
> This is the second version of a patch I've submitted about 2.5 months
> ago to nautilus-list [1]. There were no direct followups, but I was now
> asked to update the patch, though, so it looks like people are
> interested in it.
> The new version only has the Cut, Copy, Paste, Trash + Delete and
> Properties items in the context menu, but - in contrast to the last
> version - doesn't make nautilus spit out g_warnings. Also, I've added a
> context menu to the navigation view "Location:" label.
> Comments, suggestions?

Well, while honeslty I could like this kink of "under mouse shortcuts"
to those actions, I've to admit that will blame HIG suggestion about
widgets usage.

The location button yet breaks HIG requests: it a button, so it should
perform an action when clickedm, instead it opens a popup menu. A
solution could be replace the button with a drop down list, but HIG says
that drop down lists should not start actions when an item is selected.

Now you are asking to add a righ-clic popup menu... too much IMHO.

Of course a way to perform actions (such as cut/copy and delete/trash)
on an open folder is something that could complete the spatial metaphor.

IMHO the best way to do it is re-arrange menus. A complete description
of my ideas are in bug #130720

A little summary is

      * Change the File menu to Folder menu and put here all
        command/actions related to the currently opened folder 
      * Put all commands/actions that changes the content of the folder
        under Edit menu (i.e. move Create XXX from File to Edit 
      * Put all commands/actions that changes the visualizazion of the
        folder under View menu (i.e. move the Resize Icone from edit to
        View 
      * Remove non-folder related commands/actions (i.e. Open Location
        and Connect to Server); put them in Desktop Backgroun menu
        and/or in panel 
      * Add an Action/Special/XXXX menu to list and use all
        actions/commands related to current selection

BTW please note that currently the File->Open in Terminal menu entry
provided by n-o-t opens the open folder or the selected folder in a
terminal window depending on what it's currently selected. IMHO is bad.