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Re:Gnome Files: A detailed UI examination by danbreuer on Sunday September 08, 2024 @04:27AM (#41479010)
The finder in what you linked was nigh-unusable for me. My impressions:

- Where is the ability to easily split/tab for side-by-side directory comparison?

- Every directory is opened in a new window, which makes everything even more jarring

- (Do I just not know how to operate the window manager?)

- Is the not grid-aligned icon position saved? This seems like a long-term usability nightmare.

- How can I create something other than a directory?

- Where is the location bar?

Then again, I'm not familiar with old OR new macOS, so I might have a similar first experience with the new finder.

What I found nice is the UI/UX consistency. Modern systems don't really have that anymore, with all the accumulated partial UI overhauls and different UI libraries.

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Re:Gnome Files: A detailed UI examination by sunny_sigara on Saturday September 14, 2024 @05:45AM (#41538663)
Everything in the settings. Default is boring. And there are tons of extensions in GitHub which actually works unlike Nautilus.
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