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releng:4.10:roadmap:thunar [2012/05/02 10:46] – [Improve User Directories Experience] nickreleng:4.10:roadmap:thunar [2012/05/02 10:46] (current) – [Replace xfdesktop by adding a Thunarx Interface for Desktop Extensions] nick
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-===== Integrate Remote Locations into the Side and Tree Pane =====+===== [FOR 4.12] Integrate Remote Locations into the Side and Tree Pane =====
  
 Right now, there is no way to “bookmark” remote locations. Thunar only allows directories as bookmarks. I've heard reports that re-using the existing bookmarks concept for was found to be inappropriate and confusing for end users. http://www.bomahy.nl/hylke/blog/clutter-in-nautilus-sidebar/ might be a good starting point for a better side pane. I'm conerned about high numbers of partitions in the side pane though. We probably want something that can be expanded/collapsed better, e.g. by grouping partitions per drive using a custom composite widget. This would also have user experience benefits as people would be able to mount/unmount entire drives at once and not just individual partitions. Right now, there is no way to “bookmark” remote locations. Thunar only allows directories as bookmarks. I've heard reports that re-using the existing bookmarks concept for was found to be inappropriate and confusing for end users. http://www.bomahy.nl/hylke/blog/clutter-in-nautilus-sidebar/ might be a good starting point for a better side pane. I'm conerned about high numbers of partitions in the side pane though. We probably want something that can be expanded/collapsed better, e.g. by grouping partitions per drive using a custom composite widget. This would also have user experience benefits as people would be able to mount/unmount entire drives at once and not just individual partitions.
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-===== Sort by Extension =====+===== [FOR 4.12] Sort by Extension =====
  
 It would be nice if we allow to sort by extension. See [[http://foo-projects.org/pipermail/thunar-dev/2010-November/004796.html|this]] request on the mailing list. Perhaps we can also allow plugins to install their own columns. That's more complicated and a separate (but partly related) feature though. It would be nice if we allow to sort by extension. See [[http://foo-projects.org/pipermail/thunar-dev/2010-November/004796.html|this]] request on the mailing list. Perhaps we can also allow plugins to install their own columns. That's more complicated and a separate (but partly related) feature though.
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-===== Replace xfdesktop by adding a Thunarx Interface for Desktop Extensions ====+===== [FOR 4.12] Replace xfdesktop by adding a Thunarx Interface for Desktop Extensions ====
  
 xfdesktop requires a lot of file management functionality for the file icon view. This results in a high amount of code duplication even when using Thunar's D-Bus interface. We'd like to change this by replacing xfdesktop with a plugin for Thunar.  xfdesktop requires a lot of file management functionality for the file icon view. This results in a high amount of code duplication even when using Thunar's D-Bus interface. We'd like to change this by replacing xfdesktop with a plugin for Thunar.