Re: [Nautilus-list] Put "View as xxx" choices in View menu, remove them from locationbar?

[Evandro Fernandes Giovanini <efgbr terra com br>]

Andy Hertzfeld wrote:
> Hi John,
> 
>           The "View as" selector in the location bar has two important
> functions:  it labels the current content view as well as allowing the user to
> select a different one.  Therefore, I think it would be a poor decision to
> remove it, even if the choices are also available in the view menu, so I prefer
> choice (B), which is adding the choices to the view menu but leaving the "View
> as" selector in the location bar.
> 
>            If we're worried about menu clutter, we could only put one
> hierarchical "view as" item in the view menu instead of all the individual
> items, but I'm not sure I like that.  We also could implement a preference for
> displaying the "View as" choices on the location bar, in the menu, or both,
> defaulting to both, but then allowing a savvy user to tailor it to their
> preference.
> 
> -- Andy
> 
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> 
> 


i agree. (B) combines the pros of (A) and (C), and the cons can easily
be fixed by doing what Andy suggested.

--Evandro