Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Originally posted by: drag
Originally posted by: Astaroth33
Originally posted by: Idoxash
Are there any screenshots of it?
see arstechnica article for a exauhstive review
It looks pretty much identical to my incarnation of Gnome 2.4. There are differences in the icon set and some definite differences in Nautilus. The changes in Nautilus are debatable as to whether they are an improvement..
Anything is a improvement, IMO. The spatial thing seems cool and I dislike the windows exploder-style internet browser turned file browser method that old naut. used. And the OS X thing of columns just realy SUCKS. Spatial is the best idea so far, going back to the oldschool method that worked and try to improve on it in future releases instead of creating new sucky method seems like a good idea.
I'd have to retrain myself. I want only one window, and I want a tree-view on the left for quick navigation. In the new Nautilus, you can middle-click to open a new folder in the same window, but it inexplicably moves the window to the upper left corner.. So I just went ahead and turned off spatial.
I suppose it isn't perfect. I don't use nautalis, when using windows I detest the tree stuff. I use command line instead. I am always looking for something different.
The movement is based on the last place THAT particular folder was located. It keeps track of were you left it the last time you used the folder.
So if you open "home" and left it on the bottom left of the screen it will always open it on the bottom left of the screen no matter the position of the last window you were just in.
The idea is to create "muscle memory", once you get used to it you should be able to go wam-bam click click click accross the screen without looking, since you already naturally know were everything is.
Think about this: Every time you get in your car and put your keys on the ignition, do you have to look for the key hole every single time? Or does your hand instinctively insert the key in the hole without you having to bend over and look?
When you change gears do you have to find the gear shifter every time? NOPE it's in the same place every time you go to use it. The shift pedal, the brake pedal? The radio dial?
same place everytime, you reach you find. "Muscle memory" is what that is called.
hence the idea of the spacial placement. It;s to solve the problem of having to hunt and peck to find a folder every time you want to go to it. It'll take some time to get used to it.