GWorskpace (un)usability

[Stefan Urbanek]

Hi,

I would like to use GWorkspace as my default file manager, however...

First thing is that annoying me most is the several seconds delay on gworkspace 
launch caused by waiting for Backgrounder to be launched. BGackgrounder is 
causing another not-very-nce behaviour and that is that file operation window 
belongs to the backgrounder application, so when i click on it, gworkspece menu 
hides together with gw panels. Moreover, there is that spacetaking icon of 
backgrounder application.

To solve this problem i would suggest to remove any required 
all-the-time-running background task and use tools instead. I was looking on my 
copy of NeXTSTEP and i've seen that there were tools for doing various tasks 
like copying/moving, size measuring, compression, searching... Launching one 
task per operation seems to me to be better idea. Tasks can run in parallel and 
thus we can gain speed when working with different devices.

2. Other thing is a bug: when i open new folder, nothing happens and i see the 
contents of parent folder.

3. I cannot use Browser view, i am getting:
Error 
(objc-load):/usr/GNUstep/System/Applications/GWorkspace.app/Resources/BrowserViewer.viewer/ix86/linux-gnu/gnu-gnu-gnu/BrowserViewer:
 undefined symbol: __objc_class_name_BrowserViewerPref

4. Print... menu item is confusing. I would expect it to print selected file 
with appropriate application, not currently focused view.

6. What do you think about renaming GWorkspace to use something withoutprefix? 
if Workspace.app is taken by NEXT/Apple, there are still many possibilities 
that can reflect what this application is doing: Workplace.app, Desktop.app, 
Browser.app (from file/object browser), ...

Workspace should be The Entrance to the GNUstep Environment. (G)Workspace 
should provide good user experience. I do not think that scaring away users 
right at the front gate is good for gnustep.

I just would like to use gnustep environment.

Best regards,

Stefan
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