Re: Suggestion: File paths in overlay search, apps in order of last use

[Sean Brady <sbrady gtfservices com>]

 Now that you mention it, moving the favorites around would be a pain.  
Scratch that thought.  I'm using the daily jhbuild, which has broken the 
favorites so many times I suppose I stopped setting them, so I guess I 
forgot about them.  :)

I really really like the file path idea though, especially if it had 
tabular completion.  And the possibilities for plugins is endless.

On 08/08/2010 06:13 PM, Ryan Peters wrote:
>    Hello Sean,
>
> On 08/08/2010 05:03 PM, Sean Brady wrote:
> >   I was just thinking the other day that the addition of these two
> > simple tweaks that would add some usability to Gnome-Shell:
> >
> > 1. Allow us to open file paths in nautilus/file browser when entered
> > in the search.  (this would be awesome) Better yet, show all the files
> > in that directory (in overlay mode) and allow us to open the directory
> > in the file browser in overlay.  As an example, if the user types
> > /usr/bin, the overlay's search will show us a window while still in
> > overlay mode with all the files, much like the "application picker"
> > window (clicking on the arrow to the right of "Applications").  You
> > would have an interface option that will allow you to open the
> > directory, or you can single-click a file (object) to open it.
> I agree. This would be a very useful function; maybe a plugin or
> extension of some sort could be made?
> > 2. Show applications in overlay in order of last use.  I think that
> > this is the "kill" for the lack of a window list issue.  The more I
> > use it, the more I realize that this is more effective anyway, and if
> > the application icons were grouped by last use (as in, the last
> > application from which focus was switched).  It would be perfect for
> > those that need to switch between applications repeatedly.  And by the
> > way, the more I use GS, the more I am in the anti-window list camp.
> I'm not so sure on this one. It could be enabled with an extension of
> some sort, but the "application well" has a function for favorite
> applications. These favorites are user-organized, and moving them around
> based on use would cause confusion because users would find that their
> applications are in a seemingly random order every time. However,
> Alt+Tab groups applications by when they were last switched to, I
> believe, so you could always use that instead.
> > Thanks folks.
> > Sean
> >
> >
> > On a side note, I had to revert back to using GNOME 2.x's interface
> > for a second the other day for something unrelated to GS, and I
> > realized how much I really did not enjoy the experience.  I have been
> > using Gnome-Shell exclusively on my personal laptop since April, and
> > even in it's infancy it's superior to anything else that I have
> > tried.  Thanks to the devs for your hard work.
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