On Wednesday 14 June 2006 18:43, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
On Wed, 2006-06-14 at 18:11 -0400, Bruce Marshall wrote:
Yeh, I know what a file system is but I'd rather see just a layout of my directory structure. Many new users don't really think in terms of a 'file system'... that's pretty much a 'nix term.
As compared to what "term"?
I'm not so worried about the term.... but the means of navigation.
First off, you are either assuming ... 1. A user coming from Windows, or 2. A user with no computer experience
So what's your point? When a Windows user clicks OPEN, they get a layout of the file directory which seems to work for 99% of most people. The GTK 'terms' are what are presented to Gimp users (for example) and there are way too many clicks and lousy UI things going on. For instance, if you type in a filename in their SAVE dialog, you can't then hit enter to do the save. Nope, you have to grab your mouse and click on SAVE. That's not either intuitive or user friendly. s version.
Even using your own example, Microsoft does _not_ call it a "directory" -- much less tries to explain what a "subdirectory" is. So that confuses people right there. They use the term "folder" -- and have for some time now.
Again, it's not the terminology so much as the means of getting the job done. But even having to click on FILE SYSTEM is more than a windows user has to do. -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com