Poll: Nautilus default windowing behaviour: Spatial or Browser?

inkybutton · #1 20th December 2008, 08:49 PM

Reading the discussions on the Fedora General and Devel mailing lists, I decided to hold a poll to see whether Fedora Forum users would prefer spatial or browser mode to be the default setting in Nautilus (the file manager) in Fedora.

Spatial: The default in Fedora 8/9/10. Opens a new window for every folder opened.

Browser: Nautilus acts as a browser - that is, every folder opens in the same window.

Votes please!

bee · #2 20th December 2008, 09:05 PM

Honey bees are officially using the browser mode!!

bye!!!

RupertPupkin · #3 20th December 2008, 09:16 PM

What is this Nautilus you speak of? I don't have it on my Fedora system.

Technopeasant · #4 20th December 2008, 09:24 PM

This leads me to conclude, MAKE BROWSER MODE DEFAULT FEDORA/GNOME!

adrianx · #5 20th December 2008, 10:19 PM

I think that spatial mode was designed for people who like to get lost in their work.... So lost, in fact, that they need to take smoke breaks just to get their ducks in a row!

Schelling · #6 20th December 2008, 11:18 PM

Well, it seems that I am one of the only ones who uses the spatial mode... and no, I am not lost, it just that has something that I like, I don't know, I guess I feel like I am using something different for change

sej7278 · #7 20th December 2008, 11:50 PM

come on this is the gnome-devs, they don't give a rats arse about usability or what the users want, they just want to push their agenda - which is usually "look its new and shiny, lets make it the default".

two words: networkmanager, mono. 'nuff said.

Maryyy · #8 21st December 2008, 12:09 AM

All this was also largely discussed on Mandriva's bugzilla. Result? Upstream is always right.

Which means - Spatial by default.

There was a huge load of user's arguments posted, but it didn't matter anyway. One of the main reasons for users' complaints about spatial mode was the fact, that new linux users would feel like working with Win95, searching for a way to change the behavior, which may not be so easily visible for them. I tend to agree.

Technopeasant · #9 22nd December 2008, 07:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sej7278

come on this is the gnome-devs, they don't give a rats arse about usability or what the users want, they just want to push their agenda - which is usually "look its new and shiny, lets make it the default".

Not to pick a fight, but what looks more like Vista (black, shiny, and

), KDE 4 or modern GNOME.

KDE has always seemed to me as rather hard to configure and blocky, unlike GNOME which is smooth and has lots of features. I love the K project's applications though, often better than GNOME's. My final verdict goes against the so called "desktop wars". Have them both, a GNU/Linux system with only one desktop environment is like a man with only one...

I also have BlackBox on my system, and quite like XFCE.

pete_1967 · #10 22nd December 2008, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sej7278

they just want to push their agenda - which is usually "look its new and shiny, lets make it the default".

Hmm, I've always thought their motto is: "It's usable, users can configure it and use it - let's remove it!"

Hitboxx · #11 22nd December 2008, 02:24 PM

Of course Browser mode.

Spatial mode is designed by 3 year olds for 3 year olds. I wonder when they are going to completely remove it and put Browser as default.

***Firewing1*** · #12 22nd December 2008, 04:00 PM

BTW - similar to OpenSuSE, Fedora will only change this option if upstream does as well... This poll will have practically no effect on the decision for the Fedora packages. If you'd like to see it changed, please bug upstream (Gnome) about it! I'll leave the poll open open, but just keep in this in mind.

Edit: here's the open bug about it in the Gnome bugzilla... Let the developers know what you think!
Firewing1

aluhat · #13 22nd December 2008, 04:26 PM

I was glad I found in the install guide from http://www.mjmwired.net/resources/mjm-fedora-f10.html that there was a reference to browser mode setting in nautilus. For me the spatial mode creates a big chaos on my desktop and the burden to close all the windows afterwards. I was happy that at least you have the setting to switch to browser mode. According to the poll most people feel the same way.

Schelling · #14 23rd December 2008, 02:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hitboxx

Of course Browser mode.

Spatial mode is designed by 3 year olds for 3 year olds. I wonder when they are going to completely remove it and put Browser as default.

Thank you, I really appreciate your mature light in this issue, and because I am 31 and not 3 I guess I am going to have to change to browser mode like the adults in here

I guess also that majority is always right.

Technopeasant · #15 23rd December 2008, 02:17 AM

Well, when it comes down to it, I simply feel that spatial mode creates to many windows to be easily manageable, even with workspaces. I am happy that Nautilus has tabs now as well (or at least I just discovered it)! WOOOT!