> See you’ve been conditioned to think that some file views are different from others They are different. Their purpose is different. It is the purpose of an o

> See you’ve been conditioned to think that some file views are different from others They are different. Their purpose is different. It is the purpose of an open panel to let me pick a file/folder location. It is the purpose of a save panel to let me pick a folder to save a file. User interfaces and user experiences go hand in hand. A user interface should be purposeful. It creates a better experience. Sure, you can get used to an open/save panel having destructive behaviour and it can be handy — but that doesn’t make it a better user experience. It puts destructive actions front-and-centre, violating the element of least surprise and potentially endangering user data. > Although perhaps Apple has patented it Doubtful. It’s just a consequence of Microsoft using the same Explorer control throughout the operating system without making any adjustments for behaviour.