An Attempt at tasks for the FOSD



These are in no way complete and were only really thought of in 10
minutes but they will hopefully server to get the ball rolling and show
those unfamiliar with task-based design what Havoc and Calum were on
about.

If people reply with comments and additions I'll try to put together a
summary later on.

ps. frequent folders == bookmarks etc..

----- Open Dialog -----

Frequent by Many (Visible, few clicks)
* Find folder within the heirarchy
* Find a file within that folder
* Select a root/folder from a list of frequently used folders  
  (including ~/, / , Network:// and user defined roots)

Frequent by Few (Suggested, few clicks)
* Use tab completion for fast navigation

Ocasional by Many (Suggested, more clicks)
* Add a folder to the list of frequent folders
* Use a filter to narrow the selection
* View a preview of the item being opened

Occasional by Few (Hidden, more clicks)
* ?

----- Save As Dialog -----
Frequent by Many (Visible, few clicks)
* Find folder within the heirarchy
* Select a filename
* Select a filetype
* Select a root/folder from a list of frequently used folders  
  (including ~/, / , Network:// and user defined roots)

Frequent by Few (Suggested, few clicks)
* Use tab completion for fast navigation

Ocasional by Many (Suggested, more clicks)
* Add a folder to the list of frequent folders
* Create a new folder
* Change settings specific to the file type being used

Occasional by Few (Hidden, more clicks)
* Select the encoding of the file being saved

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Mark Finlay 
Computer Science Student

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