Re: [Usability] Pathbuttons-Field

Thorsten Wilms wrote:
Hello!

With the file dialog issues coming up again and again, I suddenly
had this idea to combine a textfield with path-buttons:

http://xs67.xs.to/pics/06066/text-path_a_b.png

I like this idea in general, though I don't quite understand why putting
those widgets inside "location prompt". It looks weird and...not so pretty
:) The buttons could just take place (eating it) of location entry. Anyway,
my proposal :

http://xs67.xs.to/pics/06066/location_bar_mockup.png


The file list below it should be filtered for the string as it's
entered, or browser style autocompletion could be shown attached
below the field.

But what it would make if we were for example in "/usr/bin" - suddenly drop
down menu with 100 fields? And if there was some fixed number (lest assume
7) of allowed entries, than behaviour would be inconsistent - once it would
pop up and next time it wouldn't for no apparent (for unexperienced user)
reason.


Backspace would work like on characters, going one level up here.

That is very much intuitive. I like it a lot.


The lower version should remind of the / path
seperator.

Well AFAIK the whole button widgetery was all about forgetting "/" at all.
And it definitely is less readable in this "mode".


I would like feedback and suggestions on possible next steps.

Me too :) .


greetings
tj

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