Ubuntu: Up and Running

What’s New in 10.04

Ubuntu 10.04 has a redesigned Nautilus File Manager in which the following changes have been made (as shown in Figure 6-36):

• The Zoom and Icon view controls have been moved from the directory bar to the main toolbar.

• The graphic presentation has been slightly enhanced with the addition of a single pixel border around the window panes.

• The lefthand pane has been enlarged by moving the Places title up to the directory bar and extending the pane all the way to the window bottom.

• The Pencil icon for toggling between the text and button-based address bars is removed, so now the only ways to manually enter a location are to select Go → Location or press either the / key or Ctrl-L.

• Most of these changes seem to have been made to enable a new split view option, which you can call up either by pressing F3 or by selecting View → Extra Pane. You then have two views open on the filesystem at the same time.

Figure 6-36. Ubuntu 10.04 introduces a few tweaks to Nautilus