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Contributor graylion on Nautilus

dropdown buttons on empty folders are useless and confusing, so are empty lines   forum
Written by geoff.m the 2 Nov 10 at 18:55. Not an idea

When I look at my folders list, it is usefull to see right away that a folder is empty or doesn't have subfolders, without having to click on it. clicking on an empty folder's dropdown button to expand an empty line is not only useless, it's a waste of time and of screenspace.

 

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Solution #1: Nautilus should not display a dropdown button and an empty line for empty folder
Written by geoff.m the 2 Nov 10 at 18:55.

When a folder doesn't have anything to expand it should not have a dropdown button, i.e. folders without subfolders in the folders panel on the left, and completely empty folders in the file panel on the right.

 
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Solution #2: Nautilus should show an emblem if the folder is empty
Written by ak123 the 3 Nov 10 at 17:01.
If the folder is empty, Nautilus should attach an emblem to the icon to show the folder is empty. This can also be used when browsing in icon view and can also be applied to differentiate between folders with files and no subfolders and those that are completely empty.

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