Re: [Nautilus-list] First Impressions

[Maciej Stachowiak <mjs eazel com>]

Steven Hatfield <ashari knightswood net> writes:

> Hi all :)
> Thanks for helping me get Nautilus running... here are some first impressions 
> from my installation/initial run:
> 
> 1) You are extremely helpful to newbies. Thank you and you will go far if you 
> keep this up :)

*blush* (on behalf of all of us)
 
> 2) After installing Nautilus, and running it for the first time, I was amazed 
> at how fast it was. It displayed my MP3 directory (4500+ files in *ahem* 
> several subdirectories) pretty quickly.

Wow - we had the exact opposite impression, that it was way too slow
on large directories.

> One thing I noticed is that the directory tree flashed rapidly while
> it was populating, as if I were seeing the repaints.

Yes, this is a known bug ( http://bugzilla.eazel.com/show_bug.cgi?id=3936 )

> 3) If I right click on the .bashrc file in my home directory, and choose 
> "open" from the context sensitive menu, Nautilus goes bye bye. I don't know 
> if this is an installation issue (maybe I forgot something?) or if it is a 
> real bug. Here is the output from nautilus when this happens:
> 
> [ashari lancelot ashari]$ nautilus  
> Gtk-WARNING **: invalid cast from `(unknown)' to `GtkWidget'  
> Gtk-CRITICAL **: file gtkwidget.c: line 4864 (gtk_widget_ref): assertion 
> `GTK_IS_WIDGET (widget)' failed. Segmentation fault                           

As Seth mentioned, please file a bug at bugzilla.eazel.com (we
reccomend using bugzilla helper).
                                                                   
> 5) When I delete a file at the shell prompt, Nautilus doesn't pick up on this 
> fact, and will gladly try to re-open a file that doesn't exist anymore, 
> crashing while doing so.

Likewise.

> 
> and finally:
> 
> 6) When I try to FTP to a site that requires a login other than anonymous, 
> Nautilus doesn't prompt me for login information. 

This is a known problem that we don't currently plan to fix for 1.0 (I
can't find a bug number for it off hand, so feel free to file a bug).

> If I supply the login information in the URL
> (ftp://<name>:<password>@<addy.com>) it sits in the "wait state"
> forever.

This is not a known bug, as far as I know. Could you please provide us
with such a URL we can use to test and file a bug?

> Ok, back to using this file manager, I'm very excited about it, it is even 
> nicer than what I've read about, despite the nitpicks above :)
> 

Thanks. We love user feedback, and while the positive feedback is
sometimes more enjoyable, pointing out problems is extremly useful.

 - Maciej