Andrei Popescu said... > On Wed, 10 Jan 2007 14:47:52 -0000 > marc <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Erik Steffl said... > > > Not sure if it's standard gtk/gnome file open dialog, but it's > > > the one used to pick application when opening an attachement and > > > downloading files (it's probably used in other places as well). > > > > > > The dialog has two parts - left part has shortcut to user home > > > dir, desktop and filesystem, right side has list of > > > files/directories. > > > > > > it is not possible to just write in the file (like it is common > > > with other file open/save dialogs) which is VERY annoying, e.g. if > > > I want to open a text file using gvim I have to figure out where > > > gvim is and click all the way there, instead of just typing gvim > > > (and assume it's in path). > > > > > > is there any way to configure these? are these standard gnome > > > file open dialogs? > > > > In passing, I'll mention that the Windows' file manager Directory > > Opus 8 [1] is something that the Nautilus, Konqueror and Krusader > > folk should examine. If Linux could get close to just its two pane > > setup, I would be a happy man. Add to Opus 8 the integration of > > TortoiseSVN, and Windows deals Linux a good few healthy blows. > > For me Opus 8 is too bloated.
Bloated is one of those spurious apparent criticisms that doesn't mean anything, though. In any case, why would anyone translate the "bloat" when porting functions to Linux? > Total Commander (former Windows Commander) is much faster In what way is Opus 8 slow? There's no lag in any file manager I've used recently - except those that poll through directories to perform "mime magic". In any case, my comment was not about the "best" file manager on Windows - which is just another emacs vs vim debate - but the fact that the Linux file managers could learn a lot from the mature file managers on Windows. If Total Commander has functions worthy of borrowing, then that's good too. > But I don't know what you mean by the two pane setup sentence. > Krusader has that by default. As I said, I use Krusader, but its limited layout options is a good example of what not to do, imo. IOW, a good example to learn from. -- Cheers, Marc -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
