Comment 114 for bug 48671

@Seb: I'm sorry, actually it was me that revived this discussion with a
rather flaming diatribe. Thank you for directing me to the original
Nautilus bug - for some reason Google doesn't pick it up, and I really
wanted to know what the process was that led to this decision. I find it
surprising, because it violates what I think of as generally accepted human
interface guidelines (don't require right clicks or keyboard shortcuts,
direct manipulation, etc).

For me this is a papercut, as I use Windows and Mac OS X regularly and am
always surprised when I try to use Nautilus in the same way as I'd use the
Finder or Explorer. Of course, on Linux, it's often much faster (though
not very user-friendly) to just use the shell to manage files.

I know there's some concern that people will rename files accidentally, but
on Mac OS, click-to-rename only happens if you click on the filename, not
on the icon. This seems like a pretty good compromise as it makes it clear
that you're trying to operate on the file name and not the file itself.
I've seen this user interface pattern elsewhere too...

On Thu, Dec 13, 2012 at 9:18 AM, Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> wrote:

> @Martian: could you please stop those sneaking comments? they are not
> welcome here
>
> To maintain a respectful atmosphere, please follow the code of conduct -
> http://www.ubuntu.com/project/about-ubuntu/conduct . Bug reports are
> handled by humans, the majority of whom are volunteers, so please bear
> this in mind.
>
> It's also worth noting that you discuss with other users, they share
> their option but are not the one who implemented the current behaviour
> or decided or it, so "justify your...decision" is just plainly false,
> they didn't decide of anything and have no justification to give
>
> also, options are not a solution to usability issues, that's just
> complicating the UI for everyone and often not a step in the right
> direction
>
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