Friendlier and smarter file browser possible?
Bhushit Joshipura
useful file browser and smarter file browser that detects cyclic
operations.
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Just go and open the File menu of your favorite application and see
“New”, “Open”, “Save”, “Save as” (and “Move to” in case of a mail
client) section.
Usually it throws you to a default location that the programmer of the
application software thought was fit. [For example, my MS Word forces
default on me in “My Documents”. Now, that is pure absurdity. None in
her/his right mind will keep any data in C:/ drive – much less in “My
Documents”. What useless default location!]
Whatever innovation the Windowing system does in its file browser, is
the ONLY innovation we have seen so far. [For example, a very careful
observer might have noticed Windows 7 File Browser has imported
“History” and “Favorites” concepts from Internet Browsers - and left
out a way to declare "Favorite". It requires a Ph.D. in Human Computer
Interfacing to figure it out.]
Why can’t multiple location list pop up in file browser each with one
of the following? The user can then select it through a radio button –
and drop down lists, if at all needed?
History of THIS application for this user
History of ALL applications for this user
Favorites of THIS application for this user
Favorites of ALL applications for this user
What locations other applications are using for this session
(“Environmentally aware”) for this user
Default
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Yet another wish I had for these options is automatic detection of a
cycle of activities.
For example, I am required to review (edit and save) 20 people’s
performance based on Balanced Business Scorecards in a folder called
2010. Then I need to copy over (open, save as) in 2011 directory and
edit them again – in a loop.
Can't a computer learn such a cycle and pop up the most probable
destination of files?
<edited from http://bhushit.wordpress.com>
David
<josh...@gmail.com> wrote:
>Two wishes here from a new operating system user interface - more
>useful file browser and smarter file browser that detects cyclic
>operations.
>
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>Just go and open the File menu of your favorite application and see
>�New�, �Open�, �Save�, �Save as� (and �Move to� in case of a mail
>client) section.
>
>Usually it throws you to a default location that the programmer of the
>application software thought was fit. [For example, my MS Word forces
>default on me in �My Documents�. Now, that is pure absurdity. None in
>her/his right mind will keep any data in C:/ drive � much less in �My
>Documents�. What useless default location!]
>
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Why are you posting this in a Linux group?
Bhushit Joshipura
> Why are you posting this in a Linux group?
Because: Some of these features may need OS support
jo...@wexfordpress.com
> > Why are you posting this in a Linux group?
>
> Because: Some of these features may need OS support
Well, switch to Linux and then ask your question. I haven't used
Windoze on a regular basis for about 2 decades.
I suspect the features you request will require some programming. That
is much easier on Linux.
John Culleton