Re: [Usability] Pathbuttons-Field

[David Christian Berg <david sipsolutions net>]

The concept is similar to what I suggested before with:

http://home.tu-clausthal.de/~dcb/linux/newpathbar.png

So: I like it! Not quite as much as mine :) because I like URIs
afterall, but hey...

Thanx for bringing this issue up again!

David

On Sat, 2006-02-11 at 17:41 +0100, Thorsten Wilms wrote:
> Hello!
> 
> With the file dialog issues coming up again and again, I suddenly
> had this idea to combine a textfield with path-buttons:
> 
> http://xs67.xs.to/pics/06066/text-path_a_b.png
> 
> The file list below it should be filtered for the string as it's 
> entered, or browser style autocompletion could be shown attached 
> below the field.
> 
> Entering / after the name of an existing dir would turn that part 
> of the path into a button. "../" (maybe even "cd ../") could also 
> work.
> 
> Wildcards ... not discoverable, but no stumbling block and a 
> blessing to those who do work on the console sometimes.
> 
> Backspace would work like on characters, going one level up here.
> 
> A / as first character entered might be a good way to allow 
> input of full pathes.
> 
> 
> The upper version are just slightly narrower buttons in a slightly 
> higher field. The lower version should remind of the / path 
> seperator.
> 
> 
> I would like feedback and suggestions on possible next steps.
> 
> 
> Cheers,
> Thorsten Wilms
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