[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #10950: Open a Desktop Tracker Window in spatial mode.
- From: "pulkomandy" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2015 06:33:57 -0000
#10950: Open a Desktop Tracker Window in spatial mode.
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Reporter: bbjimmy | Owner: waddlesplash
Type: enhancement | Status: assigned
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1
Component: Applications/Tracker | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: All
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Comment (by pulkomandy):
-1 from me as this breaks spatial mode. It was discussed several times
already (see other tickets).
In spatial mode, the Desktop is the root of everything, similar to the "/"
folder. The mapping between them has drifted a bit over the years, even in
BeOS days, by allowing files on the Desktop, and things like /dev in /.
However, allowing the Desktop to open a second time makes it just a normal
folder. If you want a normal folder, just don't use the Desktop (Mac OS
didn't allow files on the desktop at all in early versions, then for some
time it only allowed aliases there).
What we should do is hint the user that the desktop is there if he tries
to open it in some cases (from a Web+ download, or from Expander, for
example). Minimizing all windows is considered too intrusive (because
there is no easy/obvious way to restore them afterwards, unless you know
the MinimizeAll shortcut maybe). I don't think anyone found a convincing
alternative solution yet, which is why nothing has been done. It does work
in "single window" mode, however.
If anything needs to be done here, my vote goes to not allowing files on
the desktop at all.
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Ticket URL: <https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/10950#comment:4>
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