Re: Ark: extract and quick extract

2009/7/17 Peter <gostelow@xxxxxxxxxxxx>:
> On Friday 17 July 2009 15:01, Raphael Kubo da Costa wrote:
>> 2009/7/17 Maciej Pilichowski <bluedzins@xxxxx>:
>> > There should be a way for user to, "just do it", extract files. The
>> > straightforward usage (basic one) should not pay penalty for being
>> > able to do more complex things.
>>
>> I personally think a button that extracts the files without further
>> interaction can be quite confusing. Suppose the user is in $HOME and
>> types 'ark /tmp/foo.zip' in a console. If she presses the "quick
>> extract" button, should it extract the files to /tmp or $HOME?
>
> The quick extract always uses the current working directory (cwd). Recent
> folders override the cwd. The user should be able to set a recent folder as
> the new cwd and continue with quick extract. A 'keep cwd in sync' should
> automatically set cwd to the selected recent folder using a normal extract,
> followed by repeated quick extracts.
>
> I see the following usage:
>
> 1- All extracts done in different directories: normal extract only + recent
> folders.
>
> 2- Some extracts done in different directories: sync cwd with recent folders,
> first use normal then quick.
>
> 3- All extracts done in one directory: set cwd, if necessary, and use quick
> extract.

I'm sorry, but I didn't fully understand what you mean. Doesn't this
make things even more complex?
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