On Tue, Nov 03, 2015 at 01:05:58AM +0000, Guillaume Munch wrote: > >Looking at what other programs do in similar (but slightly different) > >situations: > > > >evince and firefox both have: > >Open Containing Folder > > > >fslint has: > >Open Folder > > > >filelight has: > >Open File Manager Here > > > >chromium has: > >Show in folder > > > >As for my personal preference, I might like "Open temporary dir" or > >"Open temp dir" because it might be nice to emphasize that the directory > >is temporary (e.g. it might be deleted soon!). Also that is how we refer > >to it technically so if there are any user questions about "the > >temporary" directory we will understand exactly which directory is being > >referred to, as opposed to "I opened the directory, but...". I suppose > >there is room for confusion though, since technically the temporary > >directory is actually the parent folder of the lyx_tmpbuf0 directory. In > >summary, I don't have a strong preference. > > Ok. My preference is for "Open Containing Directory" which I find more > intuitive. It is still more specific than "the directory" so it has some of > the advantages that you mention. Also, the path already makes it clear that > it is not part of the user's personal files.
Makes sense. Your preference is also the closest to the most common one of the programs I found (evince and firefox). Scott
