Comment 58 for bug 386150

Well, I want to disagree. The bread crumbs are really great! A "coherent look" would be better. Give the bread crumbs a frame and the same color as the folder they represent. If you display the "url-bar" in text form, then why not display the "url-bar" as coherent bread crumbs? You display the same information without using more space and additionally you have the option to navigate using the bread crumbs without cluttering the GUI with additional stuff. The bread crumbs provide the same functionally as the up button and even more. Therefore, the up button can go. So the bread crumbs actually save space on the interface and provide additional navigating options.

In my opinion, the GUI should only display those commands most commonly used. The cut/copy/paste/delete commands are more important than "back, forward, up". You can easily navigate through the folders without any of these commands. The file manager should automatically display the present content of the folder, which renders the refresh button useless. If a file transfer takes a bit longer, a pop up window should appear with the option of stopping the file transfer.

I do agree that "computer" should be removed from the main tool bar and displayed in the side bar. "Home" should be removed altogether, because it's already contained in the side-bar, but not called "home", instead it carries your user name. That's a bug too.

The list view is useful, if you need additional information about your files. This information could be displayed in the bottom of the GUI, which merely displays the name and size of the selected file. You could also display the type and date modified of the selected file

I think usability and simplicity go hand in hand. Therefore, the interface should be as simple as possible. It should only contain the commands you really need 99% of the time. Additional options should be accessible form the menus. Customizing the interface is good, in particular for power users with specific needs. But don't clutter the interface with commands, which would help the power user, but would make the novice turn his back on Ubuntu.

The gnome desktop is, a no-nonsense straight forward interface. Nautilus should be just like that.

Good Luck and keep up the great work!