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[Les Mikesell]

Jeff Spaleta wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 23, 2008 at 5:20 PM, Dimi Paun <dimi at lattica.com> wrote:
> 
>> All I heard up to this point are complicated/unreasonable/unfeasible
>> solutions for newbies for a problem that we created and it's easy to
>> fix. Wouldn't it be a lot more reasonable to give people by default what
>> they are used to, and let power-users flip a switch?
>>
> 
> I assure you WE didnt create the 2nd mouse button.. it has existed
> historically for decades now. WE just make use of it, because its there to
> be made use of. 

Yes, but that has nothing to do with the assumption that navigating with 
the file manager should open new windows as a surprising and 
difficult-to-avoid side effect.  Applications are supposed to have an 
'open new window' option in the 'File' menu so it isn't hard to get one 
when you want it.  There's no reason to leave a trail of them as an 
accidental side effect of a normal double-click or right-mouse/open.
It isn't that the oddball action is impossible, it is just wrong.

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   Les Mikesell
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