Re: [Gimp-developer] Feature request: Improve the Open file dialog thumbnails

[Michael Natterer <mitch gimp org>]

Please suggest this to the GTK+ developers, so all GTK+ applications
have a consistent file dialog. We are not going to implement an own
file dialog (which is a project the size of a medium application).

Regards,
--mitch


On Sun, 2012-05-20 at 06:12 +1000, Bruce wrote:
> The image I added to the email was scaled down and didn't show much detail.
> 
> Here's the full-size version:
> 
> [image: Inline image 1]
> 
> On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 6:02 AM, Bruce <speakwithbruce gmail com> wrote:
> 
> > On 19.05.2012, Michael wrote:
> >
> >
> >> You can just paste a path to this dialog (Ctrl+v)
> >
> >
> > Indeed. The issue I was describing, however, is that in Windows (not sure
> > about other operating systems) you have to click the "type a file name"
> > button before you can paste in a file name.
> >
> > Most Windows programs don't require you to click anything before you can
> > paste in a file path (I'm really into designs that require as few clicks as
> > possible when extra clicks aren't really needed), but that aside, the
> > bigger issue is that new Gimp users won't necessarily know to click that
> > button to find the "paste a file path" functionality.
> >
> > They might learn eventually, but I feel it'd be a nicer experience for
> > them (and experienced users, too) if the "paste in a file path" field was
> > always shown.
> >
> > I made a mock-up design showing the current open file dialogue for Windows
> > to show what I mean. I'm not sure how well it will show in the email. See
> > if you can click through to view the full-size version:
> >
> > [image: Inline image 1]
> >
> > Ultimately I think it'd be nicer to have a drop down file-selector menu at
> > the top that is more like the one in Vista. It lets you click the folders
> > as buttons (like you can now in Gimp), but it's also a drop down menu
> > allowing you to select many more folders (which would be new). I feel it's
> > a fairly quick and intuitive way to navigate through folders.
> >
> >
> > The dialog starts in the "Recently used" bookmark. That's a special
> >> folder, so I guess this is why there are no path buttons to navigate.
> >
> >
> > Yeah, I see what you mean.
> >
> > As above, it'd be nice if it showed the "paste in a file path" field on
> > that first-file-you-open dialogue, even if it did still start with the
> > "Recently used" in focus (which is in the left column of the open file
> > dialogue, if anyone reading this doesn't know what I'm referring to).
> >
> >
> > * * *
> >
> > Another issue I just noticed with the open file dialogue (in Windows) is
> > that when I click "Search" under the "Places" list (left column), I get an
> > error:
> >
> > *Could not start the search process*
> > *The program was not able to create a connection to the indexer daemon.
> > Please make sure it is running. *
> >
> >
> > Not sure if that's something to do with me and my PC, or Gimp.
> >
> >
> > On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 3:35 AM, Michael Schumacher <schumaml gmx de>wrote:
> >
> >> On 19.05.2012 19:25, Bruce wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>  *1. Auto-show thumbnails. *
> >>>
> >>> It would be nice if thumbnails were automatically displayed when looking
> >>> at files in the open file dialogue so that when you click an image, you
> >>> see a thumbnail.
> >>>
> >>
> >> This doesn't happen because of bug https://bugzilla.gnome.org/**
> >> show_bug.cgi?id=669818<https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669818>
> >>
> >> With a file size of 1.3GiB reported for every file, you won't get
> >> thumbnails automatically because this is way over the configured limit for
> >> thumbnails.
> >>
> >>
> >>  *2. Ability to paste in a file path without having to click a button
> >>> (reducing amount of clicks from 2 to 1)*
> >>>
> >>
> >> You can just paste a path to this dialog (Ctrl+v)
> >>
> >>
> >>  *3. Inconsistency with file open dialogue when you first start Gimp and
> >>> haven't opened a file*
> >>>
> >>
> >> The dialog starts in the "Recently used" bookmark. That's a special
> >> folder, so I guess this is why there are no path buttons to navigate.
> >>
> >>
> >> HTH,
> >> Michael
> >>
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