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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    Re: Ark: extract and quick extract
From:       Peter <gostelow () global ! co ! za>
Date:       2009-07-17 19:02:50
Message-ID: 200907172103.22814.gostelow () global ! co ! za
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On Friday 17 July 2009 15:01, Raphael Kubo da Costa wrote:
> 2009/7/17 Maciej Pilichowski <bluedzins@wp.pl>:
> > There should be a way for user to, "just do it", extract files. The
> > straightforward usage (basic one) should not pay penalty for being
> > able to do more complex things.
>
> I personally think a button that extracts the files without further
> interaction can be quite confusing. Suppose the user is in $HOME and
> types 'ark /tmp/foo.zip' in a console. If she presses the "quick
> extract" button, should it extract the files to /tmp or $HOME?

The quick extract always uses the current working directory (cwd). Recent 
folders override the cwd. The user should be able to set a recent folder as 
the new cwd and continue with quick extract. A 'keep cwd in sync' should 
automatically set cwd to the selected recent folder using a normal extract, 
followed by repeated quick extracts.

I see the following usage:

1- All extracts done in different directories: normal extract only + recent 
folders.

2- Some extracts done in different directories: sync cwd with recent folders, 
first use normal then quick.

3- All extracts done in one directory: set cwd, if necessary, and use quick 
extract.

Regards,

Peter
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