Re: [Nautilus-list] A little usability report

["Matthew J. Doller" <mdoller wpi edu>]

> 1) selecting multiple files
> I'd like to be able to select more than one file also in the list view, as I do in the icon view. Beside I'd find really useful a key combination to achive the same thing: in windows this is done with SHIFT+arrows and also allows to keep SHIFT pressed and pick with the mouse files that are not near on the screen. I don't know how Mac hadles this.
holding shift, and then clicking on files A and B will select all the
files between A and B, inclusive
Control+click will let you pick individual files

as for a keyboard shortcut, holding control, and pressing space on each
file you want selected seems to work

> 2)deleting files
> I'd like to have a shortcut to delete files without putting them in trash: both in windows and kde this is done with SHIFT+del.
shift+delete seems to work here too.  you have to have the preferences
set on "Advanced," and in the Windows & Desktop section,  check "Include
a delete command that bypasses the trash"  hope this helps

> 3)symlink
> I'd like to be able to change the symlink target in the properties dialog (as I can do with the name)
already in bugzilla:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=68777

cheers,
Matt

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Matthew J. Doller 
mdoller wpi edu
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