Colin Law schreef op di 03-03-2015 om 09:05 [+0000]: > On 2 March 2015 at 15:40, Johan Kriel <j...@hotmail.co.za> wrote: > > I would like to suggest the availability of shortcuts to files and folders > > (like those used in Windows) also in addition to the currently available > > symbolic links. Symbolic links do have their useful place, but they can also > > be a real pain in the ass on occasion. For example, I regularly have to jump > > back and forth several times during the day between two or more folders. > > Using Ubuntu symlinks for this purpose just takes me deeper and deeper into > > an artificial directory structure with an ever increasing path length. > > Windows type shortcuts, which jumps directly to another folder using the > > normal path, would work much better in this case. Please consider this. It > > would help a lot. > > Do you mean just a .desktop file that runs nautilus and opens the > required folder?
I think he means some way to create a special file that when double-clicked "instructs" the *current* Nautilus window/tab to show another directory, and not open a new window/tab. I don't think Nautilus supports this right now (but I might be wrong). OTOH it seams that the reason why he wants this is to switch around between several folders quickly & easily. The existing ways to do the latter currently are: * bookmarked folders; they will appear in the sidebar and are easy to jump to that way — I use this for folders I use very often * open each of the folders you are jumping between in their own tab (or maybe window), so that you can just switch between those tabs (windows) — I usually have one Nautilus window with multiple tabs per "project" or "task" I work on * use the "back" & "forward" buttons in Nautilus; when you hold them down for a moment, a menu drops down with a list of recent locations, similar to the same buttons in web browsers * use the "Recently used" location in the Nautilus sidebar to jump back to a recently used file/location @Johan: are the above methods not sufficient for your use case(s)? -- Jan Claeys -- Ubuntu-devel-discuss mailing list Ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com Modify settings or unsubscribe at: https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-devel-discuss