Re: [OT/Sometimes Windows is better] Horrible GNOME File Picker (Was: Open (helper application chooser) for iceweasel/icedove is too simple)

Andrei Popescu said...
On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:47:52 -0000
marc <gmane@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Erik Steffl said...
Not sure if it's standard gtk/gnome file open dialog, but it's
the one used to pick application when opening an attachement and
downloading files (it's probably used in other places as well).

The dialog has two parts - left part has shortcut to user home
dir, desktop and filesystem, right side has list of
files/directories.

it is not possible to just write in the file (like it is common
with other file open/save dialogs) which is VERY annoying, e.g. if
I want to open a text file using gvim I have to figure out where
gvim is and click all the way there, instead of just typing gvim
(and assume it's in path).

is there any way to configure these? are these standard gnome
file open dialogs?

In passing, I'll mention that the Windows' file manager Directory
Opus 8 [1] is something that the Nautilus, Konqueror and Krusader
folk should examine. If Linux could get close to just its two pane
setup, I would be a happy man. Add to Opus 8 the integration of
TortoiseSVN, and Windows deals Linux a good few healthy blows.

For me Opus 8 is too bloated.

Bloated is one of those spurious apparent criticisms that doesn't mean
anything, though. In any case, why would anyone translate the "bloat"
when porting functions to Linux?

Total Commander (former Windows Commander) is much faster

In what way is Opus 8 slow? There's no lag in any file manager I've used
recently - except those that poll through directories to perform "mime
magic".

In any case, my comment was not about the "best" file manager on Windows
- which is just another emacs vs vim debate - but the fact that the
Linux file managers could learn a lot from the mature file managers on
Windows. If Total Commander has functions worthy of borrowing, then
that's good too.

But I don't know what you mean by the two pane setup sentence.
Krusader has that by default.

As I said, I use Krusader, but its limited layout options is a good
example of what not to do, imo. IOW, a good example to learn from.

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Cheers,
Marc


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