Bug#383932: nautilus: New Window Behaviour

[Josselin Mouette]

severity 383932 wishlist
tags 383935 + upstream wontfix
thanks

Le mardi 22 août 2006 à 10:48 +0200, Olaf van der Spek a écrit :
> On 8/21/06, Josselin Mouette <joss at debian.org> wrote:
> > > By default, Nautilus opens a new window if you double-click on a
> > > directory or use Open Parent. This results in a
> > > jungle of open windows. Could this be changed to use the current
> > > window instead?
> >
> > This can be configured:
> > Edit -> Preferences -> Behavior -> Always open in navigation windows.
> 
> I know, but I doubt 'new' users can find that option.
> Also, I think the default option doesn't make any sense, so could that
> option be enabled by default?

We will surely not go back on this behavior against upstream wishes.
More people appreciate this default, especially since the introduction
of nested folders in 2.14, which make the spatial view much more
appropriate than the navigation view.

You should read:
http://mail.gnome.org/archives/nautilus-list/2003-September/msg00071.html
and the following trolls if you want to document yourself.
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