From kfm-devel  Mon Jul 23 00:12:11 2007
From: James Richard Tyrer <tyrerj () acm ! org>
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 00:12:11 +0000
To: kfm-devel
Subject: Re: Dolphin with tabs
Message-Id: <46A3F25B.6080704 () acm ! org>
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Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On Friday 06 July 2007, K N wrote:
>> I have talked with several individuals some which say tabs should
>> be allowed. Others are saying that tabs shouldn't be allowed. I
>> think the best compromise and solution to making everyone happy is
>> to make a setting for tabs and by default the tab feature is
>> disabled keeping dolphin simple. Then if the user wants a more
>> advanced feature like tabs, the user simple enables it.
> 
> i don't know.. the solution to every question of difference is not
> "make it an option!"

I see no need for an option.  If the user doesn't want tabs, they don't 
have to use them.

> there are such things as "design decisions". the question here is:
> what is the benefit of tabs in a file manager?

Well, since it is possible to DnD a file from the current tab to another
tab and that tab will open, it appears that tabs would have some use.
Without that feature they would have limited uses.

> what is the use case target for dolpin? do the two answers there
> overlap?

IIUC, the target for Dolphin is to be a file manager that can't browse.

-- 
JRT