Re: I want to be able to type in the filename...

[Toralf Lund <toralf procaptura com>]

Sean Middleditch wrote:

> On Sat, 2004-12-11 at 19:25 +0100, Heinrich Rebehn wrote:
>  
>
> > Toralf Lund wrote:
> >    
> >
> > > Can I change the GNOME fileselector behaviour so that I can type in the 
> > > filename?
> > >
> > > This is a lot faster and (ahem) *user friendlier* if you know in advance 
> > > what you are looking for...
> > >      
> > I have to second that. Also, how can i access files that are on an 
> > automounted (nonbrowsable) directory?
> >    
>
> We don't want to display path names.  Having to understand the magic /
> character (I know at least 6 people that call that "backslash") sucks.
>  
I think it could be done in a way that means you don't *have to* 
understand it.

Making life harder for the people who understand what it means because 
some don't is what sucks, IMO. And I mean that as a general remark.

Remember that "user friendly" doesn't (or shouldn't) mean only "easy to 
learn" or "usable for the casual user." It  also means "allowing 
experienced users to operate efficiently".

> The file selector has autocomplete, you don't need the full file entry
> in most cases.  When you do, use ctrl-f.  It works, and it doesn't
> require shoving more widgets into the main selector UI.
>
> As for automounting, if you can't browse to the target directory, your
> automounter is broken.  There should be empty folders that expand into
> the full automounted tree when accessed.  If you are using an
> automounter that can't do that, then make symlinks (i.e., /some-server
>  
>
> > > /some-server.mount).  I used to do that with an old, old system so I
> > >      
> could tab-complete from the shell to automounted directories.
>
>  
>
> > --Heinrich
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