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Why is a searching file manager a value add? I usually structure my filesystems to the point I know where everything is going to end up before it gets there. Th
by salawat 3y ago
Why is a searching file manager a value add? I usually structure my filesystems to the point I know where everything is going to end up before it gets there. The only exception is image files, and even then, I try to structure things to keep the madness constrained.
The only thing that adding search to a UI ever seems to accomplish in my experience, is giving UX people an excuse to foist another query language on the user, and decreases the overall navigability and discoverability of a filesystem.
Yes, I understand there are lost causes who don't know anything exists that isn't on their desktop; in fact, more exist than is necessary because we've stopped exposing people to the fundamental units of organization inherent to information storage.
It's at the point where every time I end up using a search bar, I twinge, because someone couldn't be arsed to figure out a way to help me actually come to terms with the shape of my data.
- bobajeff 3y agoNot everything in my system is organized by me. In fact most of it isn't. I'm not going to reorganize all of the zip files or repositories I downloaded and extracted. I'm also not going to learn where the distro decided to put things that I might have to touch.