** Description changed: ------------ Updated ------------ - I think we can intelligibly agree, that 99% of mc users who discover the - "Lynx-like motion" option, will prefer it. And, for the 1% who don't, - they probably wouldn't notice it being enabled anyway. + I think we can intelligibly agree, that mc users who discover the "Lynx- + like motion" option, will most likely prefer it. And, for anyone who + doesn't: they probably wouldn't notice it being enabled, given the fact + that without the Lynx-like motion being enabled, the right and left + arrow keys do nothing (so existing user aren't using those keys; they're + pressing enter; they can still do that with this enabled). - Also, given the fact that without the Lynx-like motion being enabled, - the right and left arrow keys do nothing, I conclude that this option is - an excellent candidate to become a default option. + Therefore, I conclude that this option is an excellent candidate to + become a default option. - By making it default, I believe it will make more new users like mc. MC - will make a better first impression. + By making it enabled the default, both new and existing user will be + discover its usefulness. As is, only a few will discover it and use it. ------------ Previous ------------ One thing that would enhance the work-flow in mc, would be the feature of enabling the arrow keys as a way to navigate the tree hierarchy of the file system. An example of an ncurses applications that provides this feature is ncdu, which you can install with the following command: sudo apt-get install ncdu Then run ncdu from a directory that has sub-folders in it, with a command like this: sudo ncdu /home/ Now use your arrow-keys (right and left) to navigate the folder hierarchy (with less steps than mc offers currently for doing the same thing). For example, if focus is currently on a particular folder, then hitting the right-arrow-key would drill into that folder. Then, hitting the left-arrow-key would go back to the parent folder. This seems like an easy thing to implement, and I know others will appreciate this feature too, if implemented. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 14.04 Package: mc 3:4.8.11-1 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.13.0-5.20-generic 3.13.0 Uname: Linux 3.13.0-5-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: wl ApportVersion: 2.13.2-0ubuntu2 Architecture: amd64 CurrentDesktop: Unity Date: Wed Jan 29 23:23:11 2014 InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-10-07 (115 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130424) SourcePackage: mc UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to trusty on 2014-01-08 (21 days ago)
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