some activities in spatial nautilus

[Alan <alan ufies org>]

I'm trying to use the spatial nautilus in day to day activities and came
across something I'm not sure how is supposed to be dealt with.  I've
got a very simple task, copy a screenshot image to the filesystem of a
remote server so it can be accessed by apache.

As far as I can see, with spatial nautilus (with the default buttons on
the desktop, ie: computer, trash, application shortcuts) is as follows:

 1 open my computer icon
 2 navigate to my home directory (where the image is)
 3 right click on a random folder somewhere in $HOME and choose browse
   folder
 4 use the location bar in the "classic" nautilus window that pops up
   and enter in ssh://user host
 5 navigate to the website/images directory
 6 drag and drop image across

This seems a bit excessive.  I'm sure there are other ways to do it, but
to me this seemed the "most logical".  

As an aside I didn't actually get past step 4 as apparently my login was
incorrect via ssh (my ssh keys work, assuming a nautilus bug, but that's
not the point here).

Just a couple of senarios with other file navigators, all assuming drag
and drop and not copy / paste and blatently ignoring bookmarks or quick
access icons:

"Old" Nautilus
 - double click on home icon on desktop
 - double click on home icon on desktop again
 - put in ssh://user host in lcoation car
 - drag and drop

Konqueror (one of many I'm sure)
 - open home folder via desktop or taskbar
 - ctrl-shift-l to split window
 - type in ssh (or fish://) location
 - drag and drop from one side to the other

MacOS 10.3.x Finder
 - apple-n to open a window
 - click on home in left side
 - apple-k to open the server list
 - enter in ftp (or does it do ssh as well?) information
 - drag and drop 

Command line :)
 - scp /home/alan/file.png alan server:website/path/wherever

I'm not trying to flame here, but I'm interested in discussion on why
such a seemingly simple (and I assume, common) operation seems so
complicated, not only in Nautilus, but also in pretty much every other
desktop file manager out there.  

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Alan <alan ufies org> - http://arcterex.net
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