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Gnome Switches Nautilus Back To Browser Mode

Posted by timothy on from the open-in-new-window dept.

An anonymous reader writes "In one of the do-the-developers-actually-use-their-own-software decisions in the Linux Desktop World, back in 2004 Gnome switched to the 'Spatial' view by default with their Nautilus file manager opening a new window with each new folder viewed. Many derided the decision as poor design or as being different for the sake of being different. Well, after five long years the Gnome powers that be have decided to switch back to browser mode."

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  1. Those who like the new-window-every-folder view... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Should be forced to use a browser that opens a new window every time a hyperlink is clicked

  2. Re:Nautilus following KDE's Dolphin? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    (please ignore the command line at the bottom and info dock widget at the right)

    you will be hard pressed to find any differences.

    You're absolutely right! If you ignore the differences then you will be hard pressed to find any differences!

  3. Re:universal preferences by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    You're supposed to "twiddle" not tweedle, I think that's your problem...