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

[Mark McLoughlin <markmc redhat com>]

On Thu, 2005-01-27 at 12:24 +0100, Alexander Larsson wrote:
> On Wed, 2005-01-26 at 09:55 +0000, Mark McLoughlin wrote:
> > On Wed, 2005-01-26 at 10:46 +0100, Alexander Larsson wrote:
> > > On Tue, 2005-01-25 at 23:41 -0500, Michael Henson wrote:
> > > > I had brought this up a while back, but no progress came of it. Seeing
> > > > as there has not been any better solution would it be ok to get this
> > > > added? It is such a small change, but I think it would really help
> > > > people to identify that area actually having a purpose other than
> > > > displaying the directory name. 
> > > > 
> > > > If the icon is still deemed a waste of space I can remove it, but I do
> > > > think it helps give a better indication that the button will allow you
> > > > to open another folder than just the bevel alone.
> > > 
> > > I think this makes sense. However, we're now totally UI frozen, so such
> > > a change would have to be accepted by the release team. I've cc:ed this
> > > to the release team to hear their opinion. 
> > 
> >   Well, what's your opinion? Do you think the benefits of the change
> > warrents breaking the freeze? If so, why?
> 
> I think it makes the path-bar functionality a bit more obvious. Which is
> good, because its important for spatial mode. I do think it looks
> slightly ugly, but we've been unable to come up with anything better in
> months. The patch is also pretty small and safe, so i think applying it
> at this time will be worth it.

	That all sounds good to me. Approval 1 of 2.

Mark.