[openbeos] Re: ShowImage "Mirror" Operations

Waldemar Kornewald <wkornew@xxxxxxx>:
>
> Axel Dörfler wrote:
> > "Mikael Jansson (mailing lists)" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> Same thing about Tracker; I *strongly* dislike that a window can 
> > > be 
> >> opened in two different workspaces at once, as well as the "New 
> >> Folder" 
> >> not being the top-most item in the context menu. (and let's not 
> > > get 
> >> started on the nav bar and single window browsing...)
> > 
> > I don't like it either, but that's apparently what many people 
> > want. 
> > But since it's completely optional, I don't see the point in 
> > moaning 
> > about it either.
> 
> Window one workspace:
> I don't know if I had this in BeOS or somewhere else, but it was like 
> that: I opened a folder in one workspace to drag-n-drop some files, 
> then 
> switched to another workspace and opened the same folder. What 
> happened 
> was that instead of opening the folder in the current workspace the 
> app 
> switched to the original workspace. This was very annoying because I 
> wanted to use the folder in the *other* workspace. IMHO, it is a good 
> compromise to move the opened window from the old workspace to the 
> new 
> workspace.
> 
Moving the opened window is great, but not opening it twice.  Is that 
something there's code for, or is it completely removed?

> Single window browsing:
> I love it. I almost *never* want to keep the old window opened and I 
> don't like cleaning up all opened windows (yes, there are shortcuts, 
> but 
> who knows them?). Use the context menu if you want to open a new 
> window.
> 
Spring-loaded folders works wonders. Before users discover that they 
often complain about the very same thing. But you know this. Adapt! :)

> Navbar:
> I think that the only purpose of a navbar is to have a "Delete" and 
> "Parent Folder" button. I've *never* seen someone click any of the 
> other 
> buttons (the "Back" button is often understood as the "Up" button). 
> So, 
> what about integrating only those two buttons somewhere into the menu 
> or 
> some other place of the window. Actually, the "Parent Folder" button 
> is 
> already implemented, but I don't really like the way it's done. What 
> about showing breadcrumbs? Hm...
>
Haven't even Microsoft toned down the Forward button, and instead just 
Up and Back? Personally, I think Up should be the only one.
 

-- Mikael
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