[Thunar-dev] Classic UI

[Auke Kok]

Brian wrote:

>
>>> I think combobox with "view as icons" is not so important so this 
>>> option could be put somewhere in menu.
>>>
>>
>> this is the first thing I'd use and switch it to a list view. I guess 
>> the option is *very* important to a large group of people, while the 
>> other group never touches it.
>>
>> sofar
>
>
> By "First thing I'd use" do you mean that you really don't like icon 
> view and would thus not be switching to it very often? I remember 
> having the same feeling when I first started using xffm. But my 
> intention was to find the option quickly, switch it to icon view, and 
> then never touch it again.
>
> I agree with what's been said earlier about it. It's not something 
> that people would want to switch between that often. Getting rid of it 
> may be a good idea for the sake of a simpler interface. The only 
> reason that I'd want a combobox there all the time is if there was a 
> "View as image collection" like XP's explorer or the older versions of 
> Nautilus.
>
> Anyways. I've made a simple "Middle click on a folder opens in a new 
> window" feature for the mockup. Sorry for any bad code, I just started 
> learning python a few hours ago. (Half of which were spent realizing 
> that python doesn't care if 4 spaces and a tab LOOK the same in SciTE...)
>
> I added this function in ThunarWindow.py:
>
>    def _action_folder_middle_click(self):
>        files = self.view.get_selected_files()
>        if len(files) == 1:
>            info = files[0]
>            self._action_open_in_new_window(info)
>
> And changed some stuff in ThunarIconView.py:
>
>    def _button_press_event(self, event):
>        if event.button == 3 and event.type == gtk.gdk.BUTTON_PRESS:
>            path = self.get_path_at_pos(int(event.x), int(event.y))
>            if path:
>                if not self.path_is_selected(path):
>                    self.unselect_all()
>                    self.select_path(path)
>                self.grab_focus()
>                self.context_menu()
>            return True
>        elif event.button == 2 and event.type == gtk.gdk.BUTTON_PRESS:
>            path = self.get_path_at_pos(int(event.x), int(event.y))
>            if path:
>                iter = self.get_model().get_iter(path)
>                info = self.get_model().get(iter, 
> ThunarModel.COLUMN_FILEINFO)[0]
>                self.select_path(path)
>                if info.is_directory():
>                    self.get_toplevel()._action_folder_middle_click()
>        elif event.button == 1 and event.type == gtk.gdk._2BUTTON_PRESS:
>            path = self.get_path_at_pos(int(event.x), int(event.y))
>            if path:
>                iter = self.get_model().get_iter(path)
>                if event.button == 1:
>                    self.unselect_all()
>                    self.select_path(path)
>                info = self.get_model().get(iter, 
> ThunarModel.COLUMN_FILEINFO)[0]
>                if info.is_directory():
>                    self.activated(info)
>            return True
>        return False
>
> I hope I'm not the only one interested in this feature. 



very, middle-click also conforms to mozilla/firefox 'open in new tab' 
behaviour, I would get used to that very quickly!

sofar