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List:       kde-bugs-dist
Subject:    [Bug 143995] add tabs to dolphin
From:       matthieu roussel <paixetprosperite () gmail ! com>
Date:       2008-01-21 19:07:06
Message-ID: 20080121190706.1185.qmail () ktown ! kde ! org
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------- Additional Comments From paixetprosperite gmail com  2008-01-21 20:07 -------
answering the call for use cases in comment #10 ...
I enjoy taking pictures, lots of them. I classify them in separate directories, then \
use tabs in konqueror to open them all at once. This way I can easily access all of \
them, without having one huge directory. Splitting the view couldn't work, because it \
reduces the available visual area and I can't split it as many times as I have \
folders.  I do the same with my music, movies, etc...

I really want to switch to dolphin, which i find more elegant, and focused on file \
managing, but no tabs means I can't really use it. I *could*, just like I could have \
70 internet explorer windows opened at once many years back; but then use Firefox and \
its tabs once and there is no going back. People are used to use tabs in Firefox, \
using them in the file manager is a logical extension of the convenience it allows \
for. To me it is quite surprising that tabs are purposefully kept from Dolphin; it \
feels like going back in terms of usability to the clumsiness of windows explorer or \
nautilus, and their multiple simultaneous open windows, cluttering the taskbar, and \
making it difficult to find just the right folder you want. 

this may seem naive, but i also fail to understand how exactly splitting the view is \
simpler than tabs, in terms of developpement. all that would be required is to put \
the newly created view in a tab, instead of in the right side of the window. complex \
tab management is not needed. just a simple way to get an uncluttered view of several \
directories at once. 

all in all, I'll stick to using konqueror for the moment, just because of the lack to \
tab support in dolphin. Tabs ARE a killer feature in konqueror, and it is strange and \
somewhat dissapointing that Dolphin does not build upon this clear advantage over \
other file browsers.

apart from that, i find Dolphin unexpectedly pleasant, so great job! this makes it \
all the more frustrating that i can't use it on a daily basis.


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