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[Martin Albisetti <martin.albisetti@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 04/26/2010 09:15 AM, Peter Goodall wrote:
>    * There is a big separation between the files / folder name and the
> upload time and "More" toggle.  I can easily see people missing "More"
> altogether.  Would "More" be better to the left of the file / folder
> name?  I imagine this separation would be even worse if I had a bigger
> screen (currently on a netbook).

The reason it's on the left right now is mostly a migration path. We used to 
have a tree-like view, so people would expect expanding on the left to show the 
sub-folders.
I didn't want to change the meaning of a metaphor from one day to the next. We 
will revise the general design of the page in the following weeks, after a 
month or so on production I'm happy to consider moving it to the left or 
somewhere else more convenient.



>    * When clicking on a folder I expect it to expand in place, but
> instead I'm taken into the folder.  It took me a while to figure out I
> needed to use the bread crumbs at the top to get back to the main
> folder.  May that is just me. :-/

I think you're expecting the previous tree-like behavior  ;)


>    * When clicking on a picture file I would expect to see a preview (or
> the actual file in a new tab), but instead it just downloads.  Maybe
> that is just a function of Chromium.  I'll test with Firefox as well.

This only happens for public files. In order to show you the picture we need to 
breach some security issues we're not comfortable doing.


>    * Any chance we will get more mime type icons?

Yes, I'd love to do that.


>    * Related to the previous item... it took me a minute to figure out
> where the "Shared" folders were.  I still have no idea what the icon is
> supposed to represent.  Personally, I'd like to see shared items
> delineated somehow.

Agreed. My plan is to add small headings under each block of shares/udfs. I 
don't expect the icons to be anything more than visual cues to differences 
among the folders.
Coming soon to a file browsers near you.


> Hope this is helpful and constructive.

It was, thank you!


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Martin