On Fri, 2008-12-19 at 14:38 +0200, Muayyad AlSadi wrote:
I said
- provide a patch that make shift-double click opens in a new window
- upstream the patch
- make browser mode to be the default because the usability issue is solved
it seems that I was sleeping
1 and 2 are already done so the usability issue is fixed in browser mode
document shift+double click to open in a new window with more emphasis and make it the default
why spatial mode was introduced ? to make drag and drop easy
Q: Does it?
Yes, on big displays, with very few windows open.
No, on small displays or when having many windows open and when using virtual screen
Background: * On my "big desktop" with the "big display", I find spatial mode nice. Unless excessively opening windows, windows are being place nicely.
* On my netbook, I find "spatial mode" to be "unusable". Stacks of windows are the norm, wading through them is a nuissance. Drag'n'Drop is hardly applicable => browser mode.
the question now does people drag and drop more than they browse [open folder to see them] ?
When observing myself: First browsing, then "opening" is the overwhelming use-case. Drag and Drop is much seldom use-case.
Ralf