Match MacOS less jumpy behavior | Files Community | Page 1

lament hazel Feb 17, 2025, 2:30 PM

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I've been on Windows for 11 years. I'm happy but I also deeply remember what the Mac was like. So, when I'm using Files, I instantly feel like something is "wrong" when in column view.
Here is a side by side comparison. Notice how much visual movement is going on in Files. Notice how the Mac is fast, simple and clean. It leaves a blank column on the right instead of "slamming the door" and jumping back like Files.

Apple's UI convention is to prevent the brain from movement overload.
I think Files would be so much better to mimic this exact behavior.

Oh, and notice the failure to open a folder in Files. I get this quite often.

hoary fulcrum Feb 17, 2025, 3:26 PM

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This was supposed to have been resolved 3.9

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https://github.com/files-community/Files/pull/16638

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lament hazel Feb 17, 2025, 11:23 PM

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Yes it was. But this is also about the general operation on the Mac. It's better.

weak estuary Feb 20, 2025, 4:17 PM

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I agree, would you also remove the animation of the checkboxes?

hoary fulcrum Feb 20, 2025, 4:31 PM

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lament hazel Yes it was. But this is also about the general operation on the Mac. It's better...

It seems to be a hardcoded behavior in xaml, but I'll do a little research to see if we can override it.

lament hazel Feb 20, 2025, 4:38 PM

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