Re: [Nautilus-list] Some comments on the "Nautilus 1.0FeatureList"

[Ross Burton <r burton 180sw com>]

Arlo Rose wrote:
> 
> >>> Open - Blah, blah, blah..
> >>> What if the user tries to open a txt-file and a jpg-file?
> >>
> >> It would open a Text editor and an Image editor. :-)
> >
> > As a matter of interest, for multiple file-open selections like this,
> > does Nautilus ask for any confirmation?  I've lost count of the number
> > of times on other systems that I've selected hundreds of files to move
> > or delete, then selected "open" by mistake and watched helplessly as it
> > dies a slow and painful death, its whole life flashing before me...
> 
> Yes, if we encounter a user action that seems like an accident, we ask for
> conformation before zipping the user into file opening hell. :-)
> 
> This will happen for any operation where the user may open over n number of
> windows unintentionally.

Except for highlighting a number of folders and then double-clicking. 
The UI model I'm used to means that the folder actually double-clicked
on is the one opened, but in this case twenty windows opened (nearly
killed my machine).

BUG!  :-)

Ross Burton