[Thunar-dev] Classic UI

[Benedikt Meurer]

Erik Harrison wrote:
>>>On a side note, I absolultely *love* bringing in the"middle click opens
>>>new window/tab" mentality from Firefox.
>>
>>In Firefox you click on links, not folders/files, thats a difference I
>>guess.
> 
> A file or folder is an object. You drag it around to move it or copy
> it. Right clicking gives you a list of things you can do to the
> object.
> 
> A link is an action you. You click it, it takes you elsewhere. You
> right click it, it gives you a list of ways to "do" it. Open in new
> window, open in new tab.
> 
> This distinction gets blurry, because you can drag a link to a
> bookmark bar, or run an application, but people don't generally think
> in that mode unless they have to - that's why the save options are
> lower down in the Firefox right click menu, and there are no action
> like items in the right click menu in the Windows file manager at all
> (at least on this system here).

Very nice explanation, but I'm a bit confused now: Does that mean it's 
good to do it like Firefox or not?

greets,
Benedikt