Re: My contribution

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On Sat, Mar 6, 2010 at 4:37 PM, Peter Gordon <peter@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 16:01 -0500, Marcel Rieux wrote:

>> Yes, I must agree. Having to wait less than 2 years to get a clipboard
>> that really works or to be asked if you really want to delete files is
>> [completely] unrealistic.
>
> With regards to the file-deletion prompt, the option has been available
> and enabled by default for at least the past two Fedora releases (that I
> can recall). In the "Behavior" tab of the preferences, it's the "Ask
> before emptying the Trash or deleting files" option.

The bug title report reads:

"Add an option to get a confirmation dialog before deleting files in Nautilus "

and this is certainly an error. It should be "deleting or trashing
files" but, from all that answers below, it's clear that this is what
people expect.

> From my experience with it, when you "delete" a file in Nautilus it is
> just moved to the Trash (hence, no prompt since it can easily be
> recovered). It is when you move to permanently delete a file (either by
> removing it from the Trash or, if you have the option enabled, deleting
> it and bypassing the Trash entirely) that you are prompted.

So, you're satisfied with how things work at the present time? Let's
see how you can trash your life with the way things work now.

I go into Nautilus. In "Documents", I have a 1.html file and a z.html
file.  Since I don't really have those files available for testing,
I'll have to create them.

First thing I notice is it's impossible to create a file by right
clicking  if you have more than a screenful of folder/files. Even if
you right click "Documents", there's no option to create a file. Now,
maybe that's because I have some very peculiar kind of hardware, but I
do believe that, if developerS were using their product, one or two
should have noticed. I suppose developers created Nautilus for stupid
newbies and themselves use a real file browser. So, that's bug #1.

Ok, now I have my files. I click 1.html, it opens in Firefox. Maybe, I
have another file I'd like to open in Firefox by the same occasion.
So, I scroll down and 1. html, which is already open, disappears from
the screen. Finally, no, there's no other file I need to open.

I read 1.html in Firefox and it's really captivating. As I come back
to Nautilus, I see there's a file named z.html that I don't need
anymore. I select it and trash it.

Well, 1.html was still selected and went to trash by the same occasion.

Now, I'm sure that, when their Trash can has 1000 files in it, geeks
like you check carefully each and every one of them before emptying.
But you know how ordinary people are, you know, people who have a job,
people who don't sleep well, people who are in a rush, all kind of
weird people: they take a quick look and empty the trash can.

If 1.html was a financial report to be submitted the following day or
1.odt was a love letter to a disgruntled lover who was beginning to
look elsewhere, lifes might be ruined. But Nautilus, the default
browser for Fedora, is for newbies so, I suppose you don't care about
that?

I have no idea how ChromeOS is now but, do you really believe that
Google will be that stupid? For now, I can assure you that, had you
given this answer to Steve Jobs, you wouldn't have finished typing the
last period, he'd have put you through the meat grinder and put you in
a plastic bag by the curb.

Nautilus is such a crap that there's nothing to do with it. For
instance, let's say you have a back-up and you want to recuperate  a
sleuth of files in different directories going to different
directories on your system. Since there's no split screen option, how
do you do this conveniently? Bug #3.

Did I miss this or is there really no option to reopen folders in the
left pane as they were last opened with the state of sub-dirs? (Excuse
me, but while you're ranting, I'm doing all the work and I'm getting
fed up.) Bug #4.

Mainly since, if I want to move my 1.html to /Photos/Family. I have
1,000 family photos. There's no paste option in the file pane and on
the /Photos/Family directory. You have to go to the Edit menu, this
time. Bug #5.

Nautilus is a mess, is a mess, is an awful mess. Meat grinder case.

Who,  here, has Nautilus as their default browser? Except, Fedora, I mean.
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