[KDE Usability] Review Request: Add "Open File Manager" action to KFileDialog toolbar

[Harsh J]

> On 2010-01-31 00:08:03, Markus Slopianka wrote:
> > So, when I right-click on a file I get the option to open the file in a file manager? Why should I want to open readme.txt with Dolphin?
> > Sorry, but I think all that "Open in File Manager" stuff creates more usability problems than just using the context menu the users are already familiar with from Dolphin/Konqueror. You know, there is also an "Open With..." menu with folder. So if anybody just wants to open Dolphin, he/she could right-click the folder.
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> > Right now (in 4.4) the KFileDialog context menu is totally useless. It contains view options (that can also be reached via the Wrench button), the option to delete a file, and Properties. Some additional items, like Open With would at least give the context menu some purpose. And as the Open With context menu is already familiar to the users from Dolphin, it's IMO even better for the usability than introducing a totally new action.

Uh, its not item-selection based as I pointed out. It is simply "Open File Manager" -> no "in". No matter what you select or where you right click in that view, it'll show this option cause it opens that current viewing _directory_ in the default file manager, not readme.txt or anything else.

This was also the reason why I wanted it as a tool button since it isn't item/type/selection-sensitive.

Anyway, there's enough patches here now to just revert back to the Open With thingy, so its upto the usability experts - I'll wait around to see if I could fix anything else regarding either :P


- Harsh


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On 2010-01-30 23:33:53, Harsh J wrote:
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> (Updated 2010-01-30 23:33:53)
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> Review request for kdelibs, usability, Shaun Reich, and David Faure.
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> Summary
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> Patch proposes to add a "Open File Manager" button (with system-file-manager icon) to the KFileDialog toolbar, alongside the inline preview button.
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> This will open the current Url the dialog is in, in the default file manager (via KRun).
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> Diffs
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>   /trunk/KDE/kdelibs/kfile/kdiroperator.h 1082235 
>   /trunk/KDE/kdelibs/kfile/kdiroperator.cpp 1082235 
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> Diff: http://reviewboard.kde.org/r/2757/diff
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> Testing
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> Works with any directory the dialog is currently viewing.
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> Screenshots
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> Open File Manager in Open File dialog toolbar
>   http://reviewboard.kde.org/r/2757/s/307/
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> Thanks,
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> Harsh
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