2012/7/3 Adam Dingle <a...@yorba.org>
>
>> * It is hard to scan multiple columns when they scroll, and it is
>>>> difficult
>>>> to find a particular item in an alphabetical list if it wraps over
>>>> multiple
>>>> columns
>>>>
>>> Actually I think it's much easier to scan for a particular filename in
>>> compact view, where all filenames in a column are physically and
>>> alphabetically contiguous, than in icon view, where there are gaps
>>> between
>>> the filenames and where filenames in a vertical column are not contiguous
>>> alphabetically.
>>>
>> Well sure, it's easier than icon view, but it's not as easy as list
>> view. Icon view is for when you're interested in icons/thumbnails,
>> list view is for when you're focused on filenames.
>>
>
> But list view just isn't that useful when you have dozens of files in a
> single directory, a very common case. My screen is 2-dimensional. If I'm
> looking at a large set of files, I certainly want them to be laid out in
> two dimensions rather than having to scroll to see them. In this
> situation, compact view would be my first choice, followed by icon view;
> list view would come last.
>
>
I'd like to add that panoramic displays are the norm nowadays and users
have a lot of horizontal space and it is worth to make the most of it.
Cheers,
-- Juanjo Marin
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