On 28/12/19 1:54 AM, tim Rowledge wrote:
> As to specifics of the usability of the saveas dialogue, that's down
> to 'having' to use the directory tree widget etc. I suspect we could
> do something much better if we wanted to.

Rather than tie ourselves into Filesystem dialog UIs and get sucked into 
debates on native/squeak looks, it would be useful to have proxy objects 
around directories and files/symlinks/devices. Suppose we have a 
DirectoryProxyMorph[*] reflecting the contents of a host directory, we 
can drop our morphs, workspaces etc. into it. We can also drag out 
projects/morphs/files into the Squeak World for viewing or editing. This 
would be consistent with the overall object model in Squeak.

Even with native file navigators, I tend to bookmark for frequently used 
directories and drag from or drop into these bookmarks rather than 
navigate the noodle menus ;-). To avoid too many open windows, we could 
have a shortcut to re-use the same window while drilling down/up.

[*] most host OSes support FS event notifications for 
additions/deletions, so this would be like a proxy rather than a passive 
holder.

Regards .. Subbu