Re: File manager tree.

[mawarkus t-online de (Matthias Warkus)]

+++ Mon, May 31, 1999 at 01:53:16AM -0400 +++
Ben Frantzdale e-mails me. Film at 11. Reply right now, after the break.
> 
> Miguel de Icaza wrote:
> 
> > So, I would like your input on how we can improve the file manager to
> > make it better.
> 
> This was talked to death about, but I still think that typing the
> begining of a file name should select that file.

NO!

> The only reason I recall
> for not doing this was because it ended up using up all of the letter's
> keybindings.

Exactly. This would eat a third of the namespace or such.

> What I don't uderstand about that is: are the keybindings
> being used for anything else? This is one of the best features (IMHO) that
> GMC lacks.

All we need is to give more clues for the newbie as to how I-Search
(C-s) works and perhaps provide a button for it so it's more obvious.

mawa
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