[Usability] "just right" size button [was: Spatial Improvement: Default windows placement]

[John Keller <jkeller matchbox fr>]

Christian Schneider wrote:
> I would not only concentrate on the placing. The size of the nautilus
> windows is also an important point. When working with the folders I
> normally set them to a size so all files just fit in. (At least if
> there are quite few files)
>
> Nautilus should size the windows in that way when first opening them.
> This would save some major time and will improve the user experience
> quite a bit. There could even be a setting to let the window size
> change when files are added or deleted.

I don't know if setting folder views to this by default is the best 
idea. I have several directories with a large number of files, and this 
would mean I'd constantly be shrinking them and/or turning them into 
list views. A constant, reasonable default size seems the best solution 
- and is the one that exists.

On the other hand, an "exact fit" button in the window's title bar was a 
very important interface element of the Mac Finder. This made it easy to 
get perfectly sized windows in a snap, and did a lot to address issues 
in the smaller resolutions (also very topical to this thread).

This kind of functionality is far out of my abilities, but it would be a 
wonderful wish list item. Anyone willing to bite?

- John