Any possibilities to get Tab's for Nautilus?

[tenzin]

Hey,

I really love Nautilus, it's a great File-Manager...but the only thing I really need is: Tab's!!!

...Then I would really have only 2 windows up: Firefox and Nautilus (with tab...I just hate the jungle of windows in my face)

lg

ten

[givré]

Yeah that's could be something wonderfull, i vote for it.

[darkninja]

That wouldn't be a bad idea, Gnome terminal and Epiphany have tabs, so why not Nautilus?

Unless a user knew to press ctrl+shift+t they wouldn't have to worry about it from a usability perspective.

[frodon]

Do you mean tabs for the nautilus default spacial mode ?

[bruce89]

Yes, that would be a brilliant idea to implement, see GNOME bug http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=48034

[pelle.k]

Why this hasn't been done yet is beyond me...
Nautilus should have tabs, AND split view with terminal in current directory like in konqueror.

[rai4shu2]

And custom toolbars like Epiphany has.

[Skye]

Why this hasn't been done yet is beyond me...
Nautilus should have tabs, AND split view with terminal in current directory like in konqueror.

Exactly.

[tenzin]

Thats the only thing I really miss in nautilus....cause nautilus works perfectly for me...tabs just would be a fine addition...

and as I sayed I hate the "windows jungle" (since firefox supports tabs---there are no longer websites-windows around and behinde each other...just order :)

regards
ten


[Edit: isnt there right now any plugin or extention for nauti?]

[prizrak]

Bad idea, it is a file manager, which would mean drag and drop file operations. Dragging from one window to another is simple and straight forward, throw in tabs and there is mad issues.

[jnev]

that's a great idea.. don't know why it never occured to me because I'm a tab fiend in any other program..

[bruce89]

Bad idea, it is a file manager, which would mean drag and drop file operations. Dragging from one window to another is simple and straight forward, throw in tabs and there is mad issues.
An idea could be to drag stuff up to the tab, whereupon it opens gracefully.

[GeneralZod]

An idea could be to drag stuff up to the tab, whereupon it opens gracefully.

Just what I was going to suggest - Spring-loaded Tabs(TM)!

[givré]

Bad idea, it is a file manager, which would mean drag and drop file operations. Dragging from one window to another is simple and straight forward, throw in tabs and there is mad issues.
Try konqueror first, and when you will come back to nautilus, you will miss something, for sure.

[pt78]

I also vote for tabs. However, I think there should be no tabs by default, (as it is now) but user should be alowed to enable them. This might be useful - not to confuse beginners. Also, there may be some constrains given by GNOME Usability Project. (Just thought, not sure.)

[bailout]

My main dislike of gnome is nautilus and its overly simple interface. I never understood spatial, it just filled my screen with lots of windows I didn't want and the only other option was a clone of windows explorer. Having used PowerDesk Pro on windows for some years Nautilus was a huge step back. If Nautilus had been better I may have stuck with gnome rather than kubuntu.

So, yes, tabs and split view would be good.

[gingermark]

Whilst it might not be "there" yet, PCMan File Manager (http://pcmanfm.sourceforge.net/) is a great alternative to Nautilius, with tabs and a split-view thingy.

EDIT: http://wiki.ubuntu.org.tw/index.php/HowtoInstallPcmanfm has details on the repository, but I wouldn't keep it permanently enabled, as I think some of the programs in it have a dependency issue or two. Still, you can install PCManFM without hassle from it.

[zAo]

Whilst it might not be "there" yet, PCMan File Manager (http://pcmanfm.sourceforge.net/) is a great alternative to Nautilius, with tabs and a split-view thingy.
Wow, this looks great. Is there a way to let PCman draw your desktop like Nautilus does?

[Onyros]

An idea could be to drag stuff up to the tab, whereupon it opens gracefully.There's a file manager that does this already, it's called PCManFM (PCMan File Manager), I use it with Fluxbox and it's a great little file manager. It does exactly what it's supposed to do, no more, no less ;)

http://pcmanfm.sourceforge.net/

I used it to replace Rox, as I think's it's a little counter-intuitive, and I even prefer it to Nautilus (simpler, leaner, faster and doesn't try to do too much).

edit: this is what happens when you reply to someone's post without reading the entire thread :P I hadn't checked out gingermark's reply, but I definitely second gingermark's advice. I'm mostly a Fluxbox user, but whenever I used GNOME I really miss the tabs on the file manager.

[bruce89]

There's a file manager that does this already, it's called PCManFM (PCMan File Manager), I use it with Fluxbox and it's a great little file manager. It does exactly what it's supposed to do, no more, no less ;)
Yes, the tab browsing idea from this could be nicked and added to nautilus.

[AndyCooll]

Agree with (almost) everyone else, great idea!

:cool:

[drfalkor]

/Voteing for tab's :KS