Well, I want to disagree. The bread crumbs are really great! A "coherent
look" would be better. Give the bread crumbs a frame and the same color
as the folder they represent. If you display the "url-bar" in text form,
then why not display the "url-bar" as coherent bread crumbs? You display
the same information without using more space and additionally you have
the option to navigate using the bread crumbs without cluttering the GUI
with additional stuff. The bread crumbs provide the same functionally as
the up button and even more. Therefore, the up button can go. So the
bread crumbs actually save space on the interface and provide additional
navigating options.

In my opinion, the GUI should only display those commands most commonly
used. The cut/copy/paste/delete commands are more important than "back,
forward, up". You can easily navigate through the folders without any of
these commands. The file manager should automatically display the
present content of the folder, which renders the refresh button useless.
If a file transfer takes a bit longer, a pop up window should appear
with the option of stopping the file transfer.

I do agree that "computer" should be removed from the main tool bar and
displayed in the side bar. "Home" should be removed altogether, because
it's already contained in the side-bar, but not called "home", instead
it carries your user name. That's a bug too.

The list view is useful, if you need additional information about your
files. This information could be displayed in the bottom of the GUI,
which merely displays the name and size of the selected file. You could
also display the type and date modified of the selected file

I think usability and simplicity go hand in hand. Therefore, the
interface should be as simple as possible. It should only contain the
commands you really need 99% of the time. Additional options should be
accessible form the menus. Customizing the interface is good, in
particular for power users with specific needs. But don't clutter the
interface with commands, which would help the power user, but would make
the novice turn his back on Ubuntu.

The gnome desktop is, a no-nonsense straight forward interface. Nautilus
should be just like that.

Good Luck and keep up the great work!

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