Add "show in folder" to context menu of file found by Search
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nemo (Ubuntu) |
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Bug Description
After locating a file using Nemo's search feature, I'm always wanting to know this question:
Where is this file that Nemo has found for me?
When searching for a file, I'm not just trying to find that file, I'm also trying to discover the path that the file is located at (for future reference). I may decide to move that file to another location, if it is not where I want it to be.
The fact that I've had to do a search for this file, gives great likelihood to the fact that (in addition to finding the file) I'm wanting to also know WHERE it is. Many file manager's search results, alone, do not answer this relevant question.
One way to discover the file's location, is to right-click the search result (file), and then click "open in terminal" from the context menu. However, "open in terminal" isn't an intuitive description for what I'm trying to achieve. We can do better for intuitiveness sake.
You may say, why don't you just click "Properties", from the context menu. The problem with this approach, is that, although the dialog attempts to indicate the file's location, instead, it only shows the first portion of the path-location, cropping off the right portion of the path in a manner where the entire path cannot be seen.
The best approach I've seen for this, in other applications, is to add "Show in Folder" to the search-result's context-menu, which opens the folder that contains the file and add focus to that file within its folder.
With this one step, now the user has achieved multiple objectives:
1) He now knows where the file is, in the context of his file system
2) He is in a perfect position to decide if he wants to move this file elsewhere.
There may not be an immediate demand for this feature, but once implemented, I sure that it will become appreciated, relied upon, and expected for future generations. I hope to one days see it as a standard option in all file search utilities.
ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04
Package: nemo 1.8.4-1
ProcVersionSign
Uname: Linux 3.13.0-5-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelMo
ApportVersion: 2.13.1-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: Unity
Date: Fri Jan 24 10:43:22 2014
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-07 (109 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424)
SourcePackage: nemo
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-01-08 (15 days ago)
Please note, I've submitted the properties bug as a separate issue here: /bugs.launchpad .net/ubuntu/ +source/ nautilus/ +bug/1272446
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