Re: Suggestion: The option to open a folder in a New Tab instead of a New Window.

[Mark Thiele <markthiele gmail com>]

Xavier Bestel wrote:
> That's a window manager problem. If you use Ion or Fluxbox, it's kind of
> solved.
> If you want to hack on something useful not only for Nautilus, make a
> plugin for Compiz that will handle multiple windows of the same app
> nicely (putting them in tabs, with easy tab tearing/grouping), and
> voilà, you have solved a big problem for many apps in one go.
>
> 	Xav
>   
I'd love to, but I use an old pc. (600Mhz processor!) Compiz just isn't 
an option for me yet until I've finished my studies. That was one of the 
main reasons to go Linux in the first place. Didn't want to pay for new 
windoze software that would barely run on my pc anyway, and couldn't 
afford to upgrade my pc to any great degree. My best mate gave me this 
one. Runs Ubuntu 7.04 just fine with all the software I need!

I've developed a real interest in open source software now, but still 
haven't learnt anything but the barest basics of hacking. No-one seems 
really interested in giving me any pointers on where to start with it 
all, so I've stuck a folder full of source for nautilus on my desktop 
and I'll explore as I have time.

Wouldn't allowing tabs through a wm raise the same issues in nautilus as 
the others say a patch would? Tabs would definitely seem to the way 
popular computer usage is going though.

Yours,

dov