nautilus

Nautilus, Ubuntu's file manager, comes with powerful functionalities, allowing users to manage, access and open desired files and folders.

Usually, when dealing with various workflows, the user searches for images, text documents, clips, etc, in order to complete tasks, actions, needs.

Attractive visual elements have been definitely considered by the developers in the Raring Ringtail development cycle, Ubuntu version receiving refreshed Unity Previews, refined Software Updater, new lens icons, beautiful Unity-style shutdown dialogs, etc.

Months ago, the developers shared (via launchpad) a small bundle of new icons, aimed at changing various desktop icons, effort progressively implemented in Raring.

Sometimes, there are minor functionalities that enhance one's workflow, minor abilities that feature a highly-useful attitude, allowing the user to start and/or continue various computer-related work.

In Ubuntu 12.10, right-clicking on the desktop, summons a menu, where the Create New Document entry presents itself as a 1-click away manner of creating a new document.

Days ago, Nautilus 3.5.90 was released, reducing the "immense" gap between the "old" Nautilus' features and prior-to-3.5.90's, "reconstruction" effort materialized via the new addition of extra buttons on the toolbar (useful for 1-click away actions) and properly organized relevant actions into the top-right "gear".

Transitioning from the 2.x series to the (at the moment) 3.x series, clarified a new direction for Nautilus via a double-sided approach, both removing features and adding features, process that, according to various GNOME developers, was necessary (in the sense of removing "old" features to make space for landing fresh new features, latter backed by a new design direction).

Nautilus 3.5.90 has just landed in Ubuntu 12.10, introducing exciting additions, that are to enhance its overall usability and look&feel.

Sometimes, as seen in various apps' development cycles, throughout a radical change, there is, first, a removal of various features, shortly followed by a refreshed stack of functionalities, with the main purpose of replenishing the targeted app's look&feel.

Nautilus removed numerous features and, starting with the 3.5.4 version, introduced a fancy look (featuring monochrome icons, "full" toolbar, search-as-you-type, etc) packed with new features, oriented not only at replacing the "old" ones but creating an overall up-to-date file manager.

A definitely intensive community-based talk is related to and centered into Nautilus, Ubuntu's default file manager, that, across the latest development cycles, has shifted from a relatively popular application to a psychologically "attacked" utility, attacked from various points, such as the recent removal of imprinted-into-user's-mind functionalities, the new GNOME branding (bearing a generalist attitude, in the sense that, according to various users, the simplistic, minimalistic design approach can be equaled with a lack of features oriented to developer's lack of intention to maintain "

Starting with Nautilus' 3.x series, its theming, under Ubuntu's Ambiance and Radiance, triggered a solid amount of negative user feedback, related to various inappropriate elements integration, faulty visual mix that generated, according to various users, an improper inconsistent blending of Nautilus into the Ubuntu desktop.

Nautilus is definitely a piece of software that constantly attracts a massive amount of opinions, both positive and negative, commonly related to its features/look/functionality exposing as seen in its development cycle from 2.x to 3.x series, opinions related to presented buttons, presented buttons' position, removed functionalities, etc.

Weeks ago, Nautilus received, along with new features, under-the-hood code reorganizations, in the sense of removing years-old features, approach received by various users as regression, bearing a high degree of improper usability, unclear ways of accessing options, etc.