Written by bbordwell the 15 Nov 09 at 21:58.

One of the options that comes up when you click on "places" should be "places preferences". It would be a simple GUI that allows you to add/remove things from the list, as well as change recent documents settings (i.e. disable, the number of documents it remembers).

One of the options that comes up when you click on "places" should be "places preferences". It would be a simple GUI that allows you to add/remove things from the list, as well as change recent documents settings (i.e. disable, the number of documents it remembers).

Written by biffen the 15 Nov 09 at 22:45.

Alacarte is used to edit Applications and System menus, it should be extended to edit the Places menu as well.

Adding a "Places preferences" item to the Places menu (as proposed in solution #1) would crowd the menu itself. Editing the menu is a rare task and should be accessible by right click, rather than via a menu item, as with most other parts of Gnome and many other environments.

On a side note, the ability to choose whether the bookmarks go into a sub menu should be part of the customisation.

Alacarte is used to edit Applications and System menus, it should be extended to edit the Places menu as well. Adding a "Places preferences" item to the Places menu (as proposed in solution #1) would crowd the menu itself. Editing the menu is a rare task and should be accessible by right click, rather than via a menu item, as with most other parts of Gnome and many other environments. On a side note, the ability to choose whether the bookmarks go into a sub menu should be part of the customisation.

Written by Warbo the 20 Nov 09 at 09:59.

If a folder or bookmark is dragged on to the Places menu it should drop down to allow the user to drop it somewhere in the list. There could also be an item such as "New Folder" which appears in the list when in the process of dragging, allowing a hierarchy, which would prompt the user to rename it once they've dropped their item.

Dragging a Nautilus window should do the same, with the window's current location being added to the menu. Browser windows and hyperlinks should also have the same behaviour (there should be no distinction between local and online). Basically treat Places as a bookmarks system (which preferably would give the same lists in every application)

If a folder or bookmark is dragged on to the Places menu it should drop down to allow the user to drop it somewhere in the list. There could also be an item such as "New Folder" which appears in the list when in the process of dragging, allowing a hierarchy, which would prompt the user to rename it once they've dropped their item. Dragging a Nautilus window should do the same, with the window's current location being added to the menu. Browser windows and hyperlinks should also have the same behaviour (there should be no distinction between local and online). Basically treat Places as a bookmarks system (which preferably would give the same lists in every application)

Written by antaveiv the 26 Nov 09 at 14:19.

Allow navigating the Places by dynamically expanding the menus. Open the selected document/directory when clicked, perhaps allow moving/copying it with drag'n'drop.
I believe this could speed up simple tasks, e.g. plug in USB stick (appears in Places), then browse and open a document, all without having to open Nautilus.

Allow navigating the Places by dynamically expanding the menus. Open the selected document/directory when clicked, perhaps allow moving/copying it with drag'n'drop. I believe this could speed up simple tasks, e.g. plug in USB stick (appears in Places), then browse and open a document, all without having to open Nautilus.

Written by xubaj the 19 Dec 09 at 10:30.

you can only add the whole menu (main, places, system) or just the Main Menu to the panel. it should be possible to add only the Places Menu.

see also: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1308623

you can only add the whole menu (main, places, system) or just the Main Menu to the panel. it should be possible to add only the Places Menu. see also: http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.php?t=1308623