Nautilus folder behavior

[Mario Vukelic]

On Mon, 2005-04-11 at 16:07 +0200, Michael Nowag wrote:
> opening any folder results in a new window
> poping up unpredictably somewhere on the screen(with/without closing the
> original one - depending on the settings) instead off just opening it in
> the same window?! 

this topic has been beaten to death. See
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=spatial+nautilus&btnG=Search

Nice short explanation:
http://www.bytebot.net/geekdocs/spatial-nautilus.html

Interesting: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nautilus_file_manager

In short: each window pops up in the location you left it at previously
(i.e., each window remember its position).

Nautilus is very well explained in the help (System -> Help -> Desktop
-> User Guide -> Nautilus File Manager)

>  why can't I open the
> same directory in two seperate windows?

Because "the folder = the window"

>  how did this new view even make
> it into the new version since it's so unlogical?! 

It depends on what you are used to. Windows users will find it
unfamiliar, users coming from MacOS (before MacOS X) will find it
familiar and logical. There are arguable advantages to both models

> are there any hidden
> setings to make it actually useable?!

Settings yes, hidden no:
In any folder window, go to the Edit menu -> preferences -> Behavior ->
always open in browser windows

If you want the browser behavior, but not by default, but for an
individual folder, you can rightclick it and select "Browse Folder".

If you want to jost open a nautilus window in browser mode, go to the
Applications menu on the panel -> System Tools -> File browser.
(rightclick it to add it to the panel)

Kind regards, M