Re: [Usability] Okay - Usability Problems

[Steeve McCauley <steeve oneguycoding com>]

On Fri, Sep 21, 2007 at 10:23:23AM -0300, André Lelis Gonçalves wrote:
> >> Second Problem. Right button on the Open/Save Dialogs.
> >> Right Button is very useful. The Open/Save dialogs should be able to
> >> have almost the same functionalities that the nautilus has if we open
> >> a "Local Folder" window.  Such as Open (Open with...), copy, paste.
> >> Not just the "show hidden files" option.
> 
> > In the past when we've had this discussion, most of those functions were
> > deemed irrelevant to the task at hand when you're opening or saving a
> > file.
> 
> Ok.. maybe some functions are irrelevant... but why remove ALL of the
> functions?
> Does the "show hidden files" is the only relevant option?
> In my opinion the show/hidden files should be a button (maybe next to the
> path input) and things like open / save / execute / and others should be in
> the right click menu. It Increases the agility.
> 
> For example.
> If i have a document and i want to put some image i have opened the open
> dialog and i have noticed that my image needs to be edited... must I go to
> nautilus to open the file? The path is right over there in front of me! The
> link is there! Why difficult my access to the file

Or maybe a compromise like, "open in file manager" application.

> 
> 
> 
> 2007/9/21, Calum Benson <Calum Benson sun com>:
> >
> >
> > On Mon, 2007-09-17 at 11:40 -0300, André Lelis Gonçalves wrote:
> >
> > > If the Gimp window is in front of the nautilus window, when i click on
> > > the file that i want to open and try to drag to open it, the gimp
> > > window losses focus, disappear and I can't drag and drop my file.
> >
> > These bugs seem to cover this one:
> > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=112308
> > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=80984
> >
> > > Second Problem. Right button on the Open/Save Dialogs.
> > > Right Button is very useful. The Open/Save dialogs should be able to
> > > have almost the same functionalities that the nautilus has if we open
> > > a "Local Folder" window.  Such as Open (Open with...), copy, paste.
> > > Not just the "show hidden files" option.
> >
> > In the past when we've had this discussion, most of those functions were
> > deemed irrelevant to the task at hand when you're opening or saving a
> > file.
> >
> > > Third Problem: Yet Other from Open/Save Dialogs
> > > Okay I thing this is a bug.
> > > When i try to open a file with the open dialog and I have the complete
> > > path of the file copied to the transfer area. I paste the  path at the
> > > open dialog and, when i press enter (of course, to open the file) it
> > > does nothing. I have to use the mouse to click the Ok button...
> >
> > This just sounds like a plain old bug-- please file it if nobody else
> > has.
> >
> > > Fourth Problem: Shortcut keys.
> > >
> > > Ok the shortcut keys in linux is very cool. In nautilus it works well.
> > > But.. When i click to drag a file... Why the shortcuts doesn't work
> > > anymore???? If I want to drag a file to a parent folder... i have to
> > > cut and paste it?? Why not drag and drop it.???
> >
> > I'm no X expert, but this is possibly
> > http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=344059
> >
> > Cheeri,
> > Calum.
> >
> > --
> > CALUM BENSON, Usability Engineer       Sun Microsystems Ireland
> > mailto:calum benson sun com            GNOME Desktop Group
> > http://ie.sun.com                      +353 1 819 9771
> >
> > Any opinions are personal and not necessarily those of Sun Microsystems
> >
> >

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