GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 99910
Multiple Windows of the same folder
Last modified: 2004-12-22 21:47:04 UTC
Package: nautilus Severity: major Version: all Synopsis: Multiple Windows of the same folder Bugzilla-Product: nautilus Bugzilla-Component: Visual Design Description: Description of Problem: Steps to reproduce the problem: 1. open folder A, containing folder B 2. open folder B in a new window, open folder B again in a new window Actual Results: you get two windows showing the same content ( folder B) Expected Results: the allready opened window B should be focused and raised. How often does this happen? allways Additional Information: i am sure that some people won't call this a bug, but i would call it an UI bug. the only problem that appears to me is the question - what when the folder is opened in another workspace - maybe a workaround would be usefull, that checks if the folder is opened in the current workspace, and if not, a new window is created. its not logical you have two times a window representing the same folder - for users at last. programmers know about the underlying stuff but i am sure a lot of users could get puzzled by this. a workaround would help in keeping their workspace clean and tidy. ------- Bug moved to this database by unknown@bugzilla.gnome.org 2002-11-29 12:56 ------- Reassigning to the default owner of the component, nautilus-maint@bugzilla.gnome.org.
CCing usability. I sort of feel this is notabug, if you are using nautilus in browser mode. The 1:1 window:folder mapping is really an object mode of operation, but others may disagree i guess.
Hmm, I'm inclined to agree this is not a bug. If nautilus were to do what most web browsers do[1] and maintain your browsing history when you opened a folder in a new window (i.e. so the "Back" button still worked in the new window), a model that re-used existing windows where possible would rather mess things up :/ I guess you'd have to apply the same question to web browsers... are users currently confused if they happen to end up with two browser windows open, both showing the same page? I don't know... [1] I'm not sure whether we consider the fact that it doesn't to be a bug or not, though :)
i thought a filemanager would be a visual represantation of a filesystem like a workspace. why are there folders and not lines of text saying directory_bla ? in real life you won't be able to open the same folder twice, if its open, its open, if its closed its closed. its not logical, that my folder on the desktop exists in two places at the same time (physically). i'd like to remind you, that osX as well as windows dont let you open a directory in two windows by default. if we want a desktop to be an ease to users, who dont know anything about a computer, and just "want to get their job done"(tm) - we should try to unclutter their navigation of the filesystem as much as possible - take the situation the user dragged a file from his folder a to folder b, the minimzes those directory views and forgets about them, some time later he opens the directory again - eg. from a shortcut to the desktop - a new window is created, while the minimzed window could as well be unminimized from the window list, or raised, if it lies behind other windows - or taken to the current workspace, if its on another workspace.
> i'd like to remind you, that osX as well as windows dont let > you open a directory in two windows by default. This is true, I thought this wasn't the case on Windows at least but having just checked you are indeed correct...
*** Bug 112475 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
so whats up with the bug, does it have a priority or not?
The new, spatial Nautilus in 2.5 does exactly what you're asking for here... reckon we can close this one?
if thats the case it can be closed
notabug, see above.