[Thunar-dev] user interface ideas

[Benedikt Meurer]

DINH Viêt Hoà wrote:
> 1 - That would be nice if there was a search text field just next to  
> the Pathbar,
> so that we can filter the current directory content. The directory  
> content view would show filenames that contains what was entered in  
> the search (that has to be displayed as the user type in the text  
> entry).

Filtering the folder view is on TODO.

> 2 - Sorting of filenames could be also improved if they were sorted  
> non-case sensitively.

There's a hidden option MiscCaseSensitive.

> 3 - The side pane give the choice for 2 styles : Shortcuts or Tree
> I think we could have a comprise getting advantage of two: you could  
> make them both appear by rooting the tree at the path selected in the  
> shortcuts pane.
> Since shortcuts, most of time, won't use all the space that it is  
> given (I personnally have a few shortcuts (less than 5)).
> And in order to avoid the use of space in the interface, you could use  
> the following layout :
> 
>  -------------------------
> | Shortcuts |Files        |
> |           |             |
> |           |             |
> |-----------|             |
> | Tree      |             |
> |           |             |
> |           |             |
>  -------------------------

That was discussed some time ago already. It makes a simple UI look
cluttered and unusable.

> 4 - backspace as a shortcut to remove files should be nice.

For consistency with other applications Backspace is a shortcut for "Go
Back". You can use Delete to remove files.

>     Regards,

Benedikt