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[[attachment:dh_newContextMenu.jpg|Mockup]]

The current Nautilus file context menu contains 11 or more items. The average time it takes to select an item increases with their number. The many options suggest a scarily high level of complexity in managing files.

Here you find proposals on how to:

  • improve the organization of the menu
  • cut down on the number of items (including how to handle the action that are no longer in the menu, then)
  • improve the handling of specific items

Original Context Menu

oldMenu.jpg

Proposal #1

Mouse over dots for submenu

  • Open > Shows apps to open with/ other

  • Move > to Home, Desktop, Trash

  • Copy > Link, to Home, Desktop

Appear when needed:

  • Paste

  • Extract ... > here, to [file name folder]

ContextMenu.jpg

Current context menu, annotated screenshot

Ayatana/FileContextMenu (last edited 2012-09-20 21:38:37 by 109)