Re: Simplified Nautilus (with less chrome)

[Jango <j 4 gmx at>]

On 22/01/10 13:00, nautilus-list-request gnome org wrote:
> Message: 3 Date: Fri, 22 Jan 2010 10:48:43 +0100 From: Alexander 
> Larsson <alexl redhat com> To: David Siegel 
> <david siegel canonical com> Cc: nautilus-list 
> <nautilus-list gnome org> Subject: Re: Simplified Nautilus (with less 
> chrome) Message-ID: <1264153723 20197 4 camel fatty> Content-Type: 
> text/plain; charset="UTF-8" On Thu, 2010-01-21 at 12:50 -0600, David 
> Siegel wrote:
> > >  I agree that the toolbar has not become too much more complex, but
> > >  with all of the interest in a simplified default toolbar, to add even
> > >  one more widget seems completely counterproductive and against the
> > >  interest of most users.
> > >  
> > >  On the other hand, changing the location bar to fit just over the file
> > >  view is a really nice change. It's a much better use of space, as you
> > >  pointed out.
> > >  
> > >  I think you're approach to the split view is reasonable -- you
> > >  acknowledge that it really increases the complexity of the
> > >  application, but users who don't use it won't be affected much;
> > >  however, I do think you underestimate how much more confusing and
> > >  unpleasant the default toolbar becomes for the majority of users, even
> > >  when only one or two widgets are added. Perhaps we can simply remove
> > >  the zoom and view selector from the toolbar entirely? These features
> > >  are used relatively rarely, are accessible in the View menu, and have
> > >  great shortcuts.
> >      
> Yes, that is one of the approaches that seem most likely. However, I
> don't just want to remove them without having any way to get them back.
> Thus we want the toolbar editor work as it allows us to strip things
> down without regressing the experience for people that use them.
>
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> Alexander Larsson Red Hat, Inc
I really like, that the zoom and the view selector are in the same toolbar!
But now it looks a little bit overloaded.
You can defuse it by aligning the zoom, view selector and the search to 
the right side.
Then you can find the search button more easily (it will always be on 
the very right) and you have grouped the whole bar into two categories.
In the middle there will be some space making it to look limbered up. 
And if you make the window smaller it should add the separator again as 
it is now.

Regards,
Jango