[Thunar-dev] Re:Interface Thoughts.

[Jari Rahkonen]

Benedikt Meurer wrote:

> Benedikt Meurer wrote:
>
>>> http://www.xfce.org/~benny/tmp/thunar-columns-view-try1.png
>>>
>>> I'll commit source later to the prototype.
>>>
>>> While this provides a very fast way to browse into deeply nested 
>>> directories, its certainly too uncommon for the average Unix/Linux 
>>> desktop user.
>>
>>
>>
>> The source is available here:
>>
>> http://www.xfce.org/~benny/tmp/thunar-ui-prototype-with-columns-view.tar.gz 
>>
>>
>> Be aware that this is really just a hack, and it lacks most of the 
>> usability of the Columns View in NextSTEP/Aqua. Still, it should give 
>> a basic idea for the people that have never tried it before.
>
>
> Aside from the bad implementation, I think we can all agree that this 
> does not fit for a Xfce file manager.
>
Agreed. I think I could learn to use it but I just don't see the benefit
over a (drag & drop enabled) gtk-filechooser-locationbar. If I really
need to see the contents of several directories simultaneously (that's
the only advantage here, right?), I'd rather just open an extra window
or two for a while.

> Benedikt


- Jari