Re: File manager tree.

[Ben Frantzdale <frantzdb admin arhs net>]

On Mon, 31 May 1999, Matthias Warkus wrote:

> +++ 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.
> 

Fine, but what is that third of the namespace being used for now? I havn't
figured it out...

--Ben


> > 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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