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[James Jenner <james.g.jenner@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 2 November 2011 11:30, anthropornis <anthropornis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>  Nautilus Elementary had it right in this department; since it is no
> longer being maintained, I hope Marlin will be an option soon, and will
> retain all that was good about Nautilus Elementary, and maybe gain some
> bulk-rename functionality from Thunar.
>
> While I love keyboard shortcuts, some people assume users always have two
> hands on the keyboard. Frankly, doing Ctrl+2 all with my left hand is a bit
> awkward, for me.
>
>
Actually that is a good point. All these keyboard shortcuts are good for
people with good dexterity and adapt at using the keyboard, however I
imagine for people with limited dexterity (arthritis sufferers for example)
would find multiple key presses or certain positions difficult. So while it
may be 'clean' it may not be good from an accessibility point of view.
IMHO, the best option would be to show the buttons and provide the option
to hide them for those who don't like toolbars and prefer a 'cleaner
interface'. However I understand that this is an upstream issue.

Cheers,

James.