On Friday, May 18, 2012, 10:53:46, Michael Schumacher wrote: >> 3. Use the native "Open file" dialog. > and no, just no. Err, why? I find the Windows dialog boxes infinitely more usable than GTK+'s (especially after the latest "improvement" with the Recent list). > Before ever doing that, GIMP should switch to an "if you need better > file handling, then use your platform's file manager and open images > from there" approach and ditch the file open dialog completely. > I wouldn't be surprised if this was a GNOME user interaction goal, either. This certainly sounds plausible, given that I found almost every change to the dialog boxes made them slower and more awkward to use. > I'm using Windows, and I open most file in any program either through > their MRU list or via a Windows Explorer window, because all of the file > open dialogs are awkward. I don't - I find the file open dialog much better suited for this (though the bad tab order is slightly annoying in Vista and 7). I almost never use drag-and-drop. -- < Jernej Simončič ><><><><>< http://eternallybored.org/ > The easier it is to do, the harder it is to change. -- Eng's Principles _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list
