GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 48034
Implement Galeon-style tabs
Last modified: 2008-12-10 02:09:33 UTC
Feature request: Ability to make a new "tab view". Make it possible to have tab pages who contain a nautilus view window so you don't have a new window every view :) "Idea from galeon tabbed browsing" which seams to be really cool.. little sketch: | File Edit bla bla bla | | Toolbar with icons | ____________________________ | |/---\/---\ | <- TABS | |__________________| | Side | | | Panel | Random view | | | Aka view as icons| | | Or webpage | |/-\/-\ |__________________| Sorry if the ascii sketch isn't clear.. This ability of handling windows is really nice too spare desktop / space.. i like it and i bet others like it too :) i only heard good reactions about the tabbed browsing with galeon.. ------- Additional Comments From arlo@workthatmouse.com 2001-04-10 11:07:27 ---- Probably not going to happen any time soon... suggest it be marked "later". ------- Additional Comments From darin@bentspoon.com 2001-04-10 13:11:16 ---- A bunch of us were talking about this last week before I left for GUADEC. I think it's potentially a great idea. I know that some people use shells inside tabs in X-chat for this sort of thing. ------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2001-09-09 21:18 -------
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Maintainer filter on the phrase: wontfix as per discussion with alex.
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Since my bug report has correctly been filed as duplicate of this one: What's the status on this topic? Nobody seems to have been dealing with it sincd 2002. Is it still a won't fix?
Appearantly so.
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Several bugs marked "duplicated" are a signal that a lot of people are requiring this feature. The date of the bug opening (2001) is another signal. And I know several people that request this feature. So, why is it still a won't fix?
I agree with comment 9, so I'm reopening this bug report. Note that the fact that nobody is working on the issue is a signal that this requires a significant amount of architectural changes. For instance, we have to allow multiple NautilusViews per NautilusWindow, and implement the tabbing (preferably the actual widget display would be available as extension).
There is a bit of a discussion into this in the Ubuntu Forums - http://www.ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=202274
Instead of opening a duplicate bug, I'd just like to say this would be a very useful feature if implemented properly. Everything else is using tabs: Firefox, Gedit, Gaim, etc., why not the file manager?
Hi I think this is a great idea, people are used to tabbed browsing thanks to firefox and similar browsers. This could be a nice add-on to nautilus. Have the architectural changes being thought? Maybe it could be a nice google SoC proyect for next year.
What happened to this? It is going to be implemented?
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Additional request with tabbd nautilus window : Allow us to copy files betwee tab by placing drag icon on a tab.
I also think tabbed browsing in nautilus would be a great enhancement
I also think that could be nice add tabs support to nautilus. Thanks
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Could be nice implement this feature for Nautilus 2.20 :-) Thanks a lot
Some schedule or date of this implementation ?
ability to have split view , will reduce the number of open windows on my desktop. sounds good with browser interface .
Hmm... I can use a keyboard, and I don't want the visual overhead of navigation buttons associated with browsers - so please make sure we don't need to have the directory window in a 'browser mode'. I like the way the gnome terminal does it.
users might consider using alternatives such as http://pcmanfm.sourceforge.net/ a gtk based file manager which already includes tabbed browsing. [Personally not much of a fan of the tabbed interfaces (or multiple document interfaces) - I'd prefer if individual windows opened faster and applications didn't keep creating their own slightly inconsistent reinventions of the window manager - but since the use of tabbed interface for web browsing it seems people suggest them for just about every program imaginable. It isn't like the developers are going to hear many comments from those who aren't interested in seeing this feature, so I'm just providing a counterpoint. Comment #10 from Christian Neumair suggests this feature might happen if there was a developer willing to put the work in, so as usual they who create the code make the decisions.]
Hmm... I currently have 15 virtual desktops, and 2 monitors. But, I like to manage each virtual desktop to minimise clutter. So I still use the tabbed features of both Firefox and terminal windows. So not being able to use tabs in a directory window, is awkward Essentially, I am finding that it is useful for the management of windows, to avoid clutter, to have the ability to use tabs when I feel it is appropriate. I will enclose a screenshot of my 'busiest virtual desktop, to illustrate.
Created attachment 92634 [details] example of a busy desktop, using tabs to minimise clutter Note this is from a dual monitor setup...
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In my opinion tabs should be a windows manager feature. In this way you solve all objects tabbing feature request (browsers, text editors, file manager). Using a WM tabbing feature you are able to build multiobject tabs like an istance of Nautilus with an istance of Gnome Terminal with Gedit (and you have a "new" group). see you, Luca Cappelletti
The windows file manager "FreeCommander" offers a split view interface, where each side of the view can optionally have multiple tabs. The tab name is the last directory in the path displayed in this tab. While at first I thought this to be an overkill for a file manager, it turned out to be extremely useful for file operations between multiple directories. Going back to Nautilus forces me to have many separate windows open, which is less clearly arranged, and harder to deal with with keyboard shortcuts. The fact that this request keeps popping up since over 6 years on this bug tracker alone (and of course also in numerous Nautilus/Konqueror or even GNOME/KDE comparisons and articles) shows me that I am not the only one with that request. What is the current developer's viewpoint on this?
Adding some mailing list threads about this issue: http://mail.gnome.org/archives/nautilus-list/2004-January/msg00064.html http://mail.gnome.org/archives/nautilus-list/2005-April/msg00055.html http://mail.gnome.org/archives/nautilus-list/2002-July/msg00213.html http://mail.gnome.org/archives/nautilus-list/2002-February/msg00285.html http://mail.gnome.org/archives/nautilus-list/2002-February/msg00287.html http://mail.gnome.org/archives/nautilus-list/2002-February/msg00278.html
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I noticed this `bug` after seeing it cited on the Ubuntu brainstorm. Is there any work happening on this? It seems that with the new updates to nautilus via GVFS etc that perhaps jazzing up the GUI would be a nice addition as well? :D
It's brought up every now and then, together with tabbed interfaces: http://mail.gnome.org/archives/nautilus-list/2008-February/msg00051.html The conclusion was and still is: Work out a convincing interface, with bells and whistles and whatnot, make sure you discuss it on usability-list and it will be discussed by the Nautilus developers. Making this intuitive is of course non-trivial. best regards, Christian Neumair
> It's brought up every now and then, together with tabbed interfaces: Sorry, that should have been "together with a split view", i.e. where multiple folders are visible at the same time.
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I actually started working on this.
(In reply to comment #37) > I actually started working on this. > Thank you very much!
THANK YOU!
(In reply to comment #38) > (In reply to comment #37) > > I actually started working on this. > > > > Thank you very much! > Seconded - I'd love to see a demo/mockup for it, possible 2.24 material? :P
http://svn.gnome.org/viewvc/nautilus/branches/multiview/ Checkout, build, test. It's a work in progress so be careful.
Since there is some hype around this feature I will do an exception posting a comment not strictly related to bug fixing. Luca Ferretti tested the 'multiview' branch and posted a nice screenshot[1] on his blog. [1] - http://elleuca.blogspot.com/2008/05/sogno-o-son-desktop.html
First here are some more screenshots: http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/764/screenshotcomputerfilebrh7.png http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/1167/screenshotubuntufilebrola6.png http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/4561/screenshotubuntufilebroyn0.png Now bugs, I've noticed: 1) Keyboard shortcuts for Open in new window and open in new tab are the same; 2) Opening in new tab items from sidebar doesn't work. And here are some features that imho could be quite useful: 1) Folders should open in new tabs, not in new windows (like gedit); 2) When trying to open some folder that's already opened, it should just show the tab with that folder instead of opening another one (like gedit); 3) Option to choose how many lines of tabs should be displayed; 4) Keyboard shortcuts to navigate through tabs (like previous/next tab); 5) Undo close tab; 6) Dragging and dropping tabs to rearrange them; 7) Some icons on tabs to indicate Desktop, home folder, CD drive and so on.
The UI looks so cluttered with tabs... Nautilus needs UI rework in newer version...
Please take discussion out to the mailing list; discussion here generates a lot of bug email necessarily. Thanks.
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Fixed in trunk. Closing.