I definitely like the lens idea. In Christ, Ryan
Sent from my iPod On May 6, 2012, at 3:55 PM, Omar B. <estela...@hotmail.com> wrote: > I would like a lens that does that, is browsable and probably also replace > nautilus :) > > the nearest thing I seen is probably in kde. > > Date: Sun, 6 May 2012 09:18:44 -0600 > From: isan...@gmail.com > To: t...@freenet.de > CC: unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > Subject: Re: [Unity-design] Replacing Nautilus > > In my opinion, what Ubuntu really needs I not to replace Nautilus, but to > replace the file system it browses. Obviously, it will still be there for > system purposes, but it should not be exposed to the end user by default. > The concept of the file system is just no longer relevant to modern > computing. A tag-based organization system is much more useful, and more user > friendly. > When a file is saved, instead of choosing a folder to save the file in, they > can assign one or more tags. Then, to find a file, the user could simply show > all files, with filters for tags. They could also search for specific tags. > This provides similar functionality to a modern filesystem, with the benefit > of being easier and potentially faster to use, which brings it inline with > other Unity goals nicely. > On May 6, 2012 2:56 AM, "Thorsten Wilms" <t...@freenet.de> wrote: > On 05/06/2012 12:32 AM, Gregory Merchan wrote: > While emblems allowed some distinction, a > tweak to the icon color would have allowed distinctions that carried > over into the modes with smaller icons. > > Uniform walls of folder icons are indeed not very helpful. An old concept, > going beyond just color or emblems: > http://thorwil.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/infolders-informative-folders/ > > > Mainstream GNOME has all but abandoned Nautilus in favor of > single-purpose applications. That could be just an implementation > detail, but I don't think I've seen the kind of cohesion that you'd get > from a good workplace shell, like Nautilus could have been. Unity > development seems to be proceeding on the premise that a file manager is > not needed. > > Renaming, moving, copying and deleting files hasn't been addressed outside of > file managers (or the commandline), so I don't see how current GNOME or Unity > could do without. > > > As I see it, there's a need for Unity to have it's own file manager. I > haven't seen any designs for this, at least none I liked enough to > remember. Is anyone else giving this any thought? What's going to > replace Nautilus? > > I agree with much you said and do think this should be addressed. I have to > warn against starting a design from "replacement for Nautilus" or "a > file-manager", though. The best answer is not necessarily an application, > technically or in appearance. > > > The Dash, the file dialogs, Nautilus (or similar file-managers) and the > commandline all offer different modes of access with varying capabilities. > That's a whole library of mental models a user needs to pick the best way for > some tasks, plus the cost of choosing many times over. > > - Are all the differences necessary; what are the costs and opportunities of > unification? > - Could at least file-open dialogs be made similar to the Dash? > - Could we avoid file dialogs entirely? > - Could the Dash be extended for managing files or could a file-manager be > Dash-like? > - Are the file and folder semantics even the right answer to user needs? > > > > -- > Thorsten Wilms > > thorwil's design for free software: > http://thorwil.wordpress.com/ > > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > > -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design Post to : > unity-design@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : > https://launchpad.net/~unity-design More help : > https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp > -- > Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > Post to : unity-design@lists.launchpad.net > Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~unity-design > More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
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