Re: [Usability] Re: Suggestion for the actual UI of GTK+'s New FileSelector

[Uno Engborg <uno webworks se>]

Sean Middleditch wrote:

> On Fri, 2004-01-09 at 05:27, Tiago Cruz wrote:
>  
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> > Em Qua, 2004-01-07 às 13:04, Emilio Jesús Gallego Arias escreveu:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > I've made a "fake usability test" (because of no real implementation)
> > > with ten mates, (two of them have no or little computer experience), of
> > > your initial mock-up, (http://www.osnews.com/img/5582/filesel-wide.png)
> > > versus http://www.gnomepro.com/gtk-file-sel2.png
> > >      
> > Hello!
> >
> > I'm new in this list... :-)
> >
> > I liked of http://www.gnomepro.com/gtk-file-sel2.png, but I think with
> > the buttons "New folder" and others can stay in top of window.
> >    
>
> Again, I have to say - *WHY* is there a New Folder button in an Open
> dialog?  Why isn't anyone looking into dialogs dedicated to something
> besides Opening files?  The dialogs and features necessary to Select
> Folders or Save Files should be different to reflect the fact they are
> different operations and have different needs.
>
> Seriously, if you're opening a file, what in the name of goodness do you
> need a New Folder button for?  ;-)
>
>  
>
> > Thanks
> >    
Perhaps this is some sort of influence from windows. Some windows users 
like to
use the file dialog as some sort of mini explorer/Nautilus  to move 
rename, and
delete files by just open a file dialog on a crowded desktop.
The possibility to do drag & drop inside the file dialog is quite cool 
actually
even though most windows users are probably not aware of it.

/uno