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Show a status-bar in nautilus when loading contents of a large folder  
Written by kramer65 the 6 Jan 09 at 16:33. Not an idea
I often have to load folders which contain a lot of pictures or music. This always takes some time which is very annoying.

It would be nice to see some kind of status bar which shows how far nautilus is in reading the contents of the folder.
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Solution #1: Auto-generated solution of idea #17080
Written by kramer65 the 6 Jan 09 at 16:33.
Ubuntu Brainstorm was updated in January 2009. Since the idea #17080 was submitted before this update, its rationale and solution are not separated. Please vote accordingly, and if you have the necessary rights, please separate the rationale from the solution. Thanks!
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Solution #2: Show file list quickly - then start metadata retrieval process
Written by marvo the 14 Jan 09 at 11:44.
A status bar is just prettyfying the symptoms of a bad design.
Nautilus ought to display the sorted file list immediately (in fractions of a second) and then start to build the thumbnails and retrieve the meta information.
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Solution #3: Show files that will fit in Nautilus window quickly
Written by Lex the 15 Jan 09 at 20:27.
It is important to show files that will fit on the screen quickly.
1) first files fit in the Natilus window without metadata
2) load up metadata for files
3) load rest without metadata (starting with files near "view")
4) load metadata for rest
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Solution #4: Thumbnail large folders automatically
Written by Shane Fagan the 19 Jan 09 at 22:42.
Create a small thumbnail containing a file list and sizes of the files. This would be done when a folder becomes bigger than like 100mb.

See the 18 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 19 Oct 11 at 14:36) >>

Possibility to resize icons on the desktop (per item)  
Written by kramer65 the 18 Mar 09 at 14:56. Implemented
Hello,


I sometimes really need to do something the next day. What I do then is simply put the icon which I have to work on (text document or a folder) in the middle of my desktop.

I would like to be able to make certain icon's look more important by making them bigger than others, while other icon's can be made really small since they are always there and I know so.
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Selected solution (#1): Make it possible to resize one icon at a time on the desktop
Written by kramer65 the 18 Mar 09 at 14:56.
This would make it easier to work with the desktop and see what needs my attention and what doesn't..

See the 4 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 22 Mar 09 at 01:46) >>

"Customise toolbar" option in nautilus  
Written by kramer65 the 9 Feb 09 at 12:57. New
I always like to have programs, and menu's as clean as possible so that my view is not cluttered and I can work without "disturbance".

When I have a nautilus window very small the location buttons are hidden in favor of the zoom and thumbnail/list-view options.

These are two options which I personally never ever use. There should be a way to customise these toolbars the way you like them. Kinda like Open Office lets you delete specific buttons from the toolbar.

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Solution #1: Develop a more specific "customise toolbar" option.
Written by kramer65 the 9 Feb 09 at 12:57.
As described above, you should be able to take away specific buttons so that you can "clean" the interface from clutter.

Add a comment or propose a solution >>

Make drag-n-drop easier by only bringing window to front when it is "unclicked"  
Written by kramer65 the 3 Feb 09 at 12:38. New
I often want to drag-and-drop a lot of files from one folder to another one. I then have the source folder maximised and the folder where it should go on top of it in a smaller size.

I then click on the files which I selected in the source folder which is in the background and want to drag it to the new folder which is (smaller) in the front. When I click-and-hold the files however, the folder on the front disappears and I always have to drag to the panel ... wait ... folder opens ... and drag on to the new folder.

If you do this very often it gets really annoying.

It would be easier if a window is only selected when you "unclick" your mouse button.
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Solution #1: Only bring folder to front if mouse is "unclicked"
Written by kramer65 the 3 Feb 09 at 12:38.
So when I click-and-hold you should be able to drag the file sonto the folder which is in the front.
Only when I click-and-let-go it should bring the folder you click from the background to the front.
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Solution #2: Use the taskbar for dropping the files
Written by fazillatheef the 4 Feb 09 at 04:45.
In this case the files selected should be dropped in the taskbar (where nautilus task is shown ) causing the files to go to the folder that is opened in nautilus. This maybe a major change . But can be used to open files for other applications(other than nautilus).

Just my thought
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Solution #3: Set your destination window to "always on top" or use the compiz scale plugin.
Written by r0g the 5 Feb 09 at 04:29.
Right clicking the destination window's top bar and seting it to "always on top" would solve your problem but, IMHO, there is an even better solution.

If you set up the compiz scale plugin (built in) to trigger on a corner (I have mine set up to trigger on the bottom left) you can drag a file to the corner - exposing all the open windows like expose does on the mac - and then hover over the target to change focus to it and drop.

Works like a charm without resorting to the bottom panel (which is the first thing I remove on a fresh install) or changing the fundamentals of the windowing system.

See the 4 comments or propose a solution (latest comment the 9 Feb 09 at 09:35) >>