Comment 53 for bug 389176
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| Phylum (metus-m) wrote Re: Have the file-roller automatically extract an archive on double click | #53 |
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=== Extract on double click without prompt
We are used to the usual file compressor technique, right click the selecting "extract" or double click, open the manager then click the extract button.
Reasons why we shouldn't change this
1. Every file compressors work like this, including WinRAR, WinZip, 7Zip and file roller.
2. By opening the archive manager, you get more extracting options than the usual technique of right click then select "extract"
3. What if someone accidentally double clicked the archive?
So in a minor case, people switching from Windows or migrating to Ubuntu could be confused when something happens on Windows but something entirely different happens on Ubuntu. In conclusion, I think we should just leave it the way it is.
=== OR... Extract on double click with prompt
What we could do is when a user double clicks the archive, a dialogue comes up prompting user to either view its contents or extract...now that would be useful!