Re: [PATCH] bug 145237: parent-folders button does not look like a button

[Mystilleef <mystilleef gmail com>]

Hello,

I agree with Michael Henson. The widget in question is not visually
conspicuous. It was only after weeks of using spatial Nautilus I
discovered, via a screenshot, that the widget was more than just a
label.

Regards

On Tue, 05 Oct 2004 08:34:14 -0400, Michael Henson <mike axl net> wrote:
> On Tue, 2004-10-05 at 10:39 +0200, Alexander Larsson wrote:
> > On Tue, 2004-10-05 at 00:09 -0400, Michael Henson wrote:
> > > Attached is a patch to help make the parent-folder button a little more
> > > prominent. A quick screenshoot of the patch in action can be found at:
> > > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=32231&action=view 
> >
> > I dislike the icon. I don't see what that buys us, since we already have
> > a load of folder icons all over. All it does is take space in the status
> > bar. Perhaps we should change the beveling. I'm not sure. Since we added
> > the arrow, do people still have problem understanding the dropdown is a
> > menu?
> >
> 
> Ok, I can see that. I just placed it their as another potential
> indicator. Perhaps just making it look like a proper button would be
> sufficient?
> 
> I think the real issue is that even with the arrow it just looks as if
> it is a label displaying the name of the current directory. I know when
> I started using spatial nautilus, it wasn't readily apparent that
> clicking on it would allow me to traverse the parent directories.
> 
> -- Michael
> 
> 
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