Re: File Containers suggestions
Posted: 25.05.2012, 01:06
4. OK, so the file container content is auto-saved now, so this option is not needed, but then also the button "Save file container" is useless.
Regarding the virtual/real mode - that's right, so here are possible solutions:
7. Options in the main FC settings dialog:
(o) Virtual mode
( ) Real mode
and perhaps also ( ) "Ask mode"
Virtual mode should be set by default and in this mode delete (button, Del key..) should remove the file from container only, copy should copy the file and move should be disabled or the file should be copied and then only removed from the container.
Real mode is clear and the "ask mode" would display dialog with the 3 buttons (for delete):
- delete the file(s) from disk
- remove the file(s) from file container
- cancel
In this case the background color should be normal for the real mode and different for the virtual mode.
8. New suggestions - since the container is a virtual place, I'd change few address bar items:
- drive icon >> file container icon
- path "D:\...\TmpFileContainer-1.fcc" >> "TmpFileContainer-1"
- save container icon >> useless? remove?
- copy path button function copies only the container path >> copy the real file path instead
Regarding the name, what about calling it "container" only? I still think the "file container" is incorrect and it should be changed.
Regarding the "Quick file container" - I have suggested this option because the access to file container is not good, there's only one option which opens the new container each time (and the content of other containers is stored unnecessarily) - and one option to go to containers folder, but then we have to locate, select and enter that container manually, so no 1-click access to one container. I think this is very important, it should be possible to create a button in favorite tools with the path of one file container, but most users would never find this way.
Now the "Container Panel" idea - it's good, but we should find the easy way to implement it. It would be the third file list panel and it's not supported yet - possible problems are the "tab" key function, F5, F6, swap panels, compare... So perhaps something like the quick view, any ideas?
P.S. There is still one danger bug in the build 593 - delete in container without warning when using the Windows operation for delete! Reported in the beta bug reports.
Regarding the virtual/real mode - that's right, so here are possible solutions:
7. Options in the main FC settings dialog:
(o) Virtual mode
( ) Real mode
and perhaps also ( ) "Ask mode"
Virtual mode should be set by default and in this mode delete (button, Del key..) should remove the file from container only, copy should copy the file and move should be disabled or the file should be copied and then only removed from the container.
Real mode is clear and the "ask mode" would display dialog with the 3 buttons (for delete):
- delete the file(s) from disk
- remove the file(s) from file container
- cancel
In this case the background color should be normal for the real mode and different for the virtual mode.
8. New suggestions - since the container is a virtual place, I'd change few address bar items:
- drive icon >> file container icon
- path "D:\...\TmpFileContainer-1.fcc" >> "TmpFileContainer-1"
- save container icon >> useless? remove?
- copy path button function copies only the container path >> copy the real file path instead
Regarding the name, what about calling it "container" only? I still think the "file container" is incorrect and it should be changed.
Regarding the "Quick file container" - I have suggested this option because the access to file container is not good, there's only one option which opens the new container each time (and the content of other containers is stored unnecessarily) - and one option to go to containers folder, but then we have to locate, select and enter that container manually, so no 1-click access to one container. I think this is very important, it should be possible to create a button in favorite tools with the path of one file container, but most users would never find this way.
Now the "Container Panel" idea - it's good, but we should find the easy way to implement it. It would be the third file list panel and it's not supported yet - possible problems are the "tab" key function, F5, F6, swap panels, compare... So perhaps something like the quick view, any ideas?
P.S. There is still one danger bug in the build 593 - delete in container without warning when using the Windows operation for delete! Reported in the beta bug reports.