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Re: File Useability question
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Enrico Sersale |
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Re: File Useability question |
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Sat, 21 Feb 2004 20:10:46 +0200 |
On 2004-02-21 16:37:26 +0200 Dennis Leeuw <dleeuw@made-it.com> wrote:
Enrico Sersale wrote:
On 2004-02-21 12:51:22 +0200 Dennis Leeuw <dleeuw@made-it.com> wrote:
Just had a little discussion with my girlfriend about the GNUstep
useability. And she was wondering why there was in the GWorkspace menu an
entry for File -> New File without the ability to associate this file with
a certain program.
And I couldn't answer that question...
Well, because you associate it renaming it!
Yep, I do understand that... but imagine an ignorant user. It is not
intuitive. He/She creates a file and has an empty file that is of no use.
Wouldn't it be nice (more useful) to ask what kind of file is meant and which
program the user wants it to be associated with?
I mean what is the use of an empty file?
To rename it with a .m or .h extension and add a new file to your project :)
(Instead of opening your editor, create a new document and then go until the
directory where you want to save it).
But this is valid only for text files; GW can't create tiff, pdf, jpeg, and so
on files.
For this you need an editor for the file type.
Probably, "File->New File" is a mistake; simply, it should not be there. I've added it
because I work mainly with text files; for me, "File->New File" represents a usefull
feature, because with a command N and a double click I get the new file opened with the nedit wrapper in
the right directory.
But I've not considered the users...
I think that I'll rename it "File->New txt file" or, even better, I'll put only
a key equivalent for it.
Would be nice to have GWorkspace (or
any "browser" for that matter) to have an option to create a file and link it
to an application (or file type).
More or less like I can start vi with just 'vi' or I can start it like 'vi
filename'. I think the user would gain in useability. Certainly since the
FileViewer is the "always open app". It makes the FileViewer the access-point
(starting point) to the system.
Just "brainstorming" right now.
Dennis
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