Re: RFI - Moving files between folders in doc libraries - any improvements in this behavior?
- From: "Mark Vogt" <mark_vogt@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: 8 Nov 2005 12:31:34 -0800
Hi Hollis,
Thanks for the detailed reply.
I'm struggling to agree with the Sharepoint Design Team's philosophy of
folders/subfolders being a "waste of time"...
.... but the metaphor of folders and subfolders for organizing content
is simply too natural to discard. Not fake columns-as-folders metaphors
- the real (well, electrons are real) folders we're all used to...
The physical world still uses cabinets (folders), drawers (subfolders)
and folders (subfolders) to organize content. Period.
The Windows OS (and ALL other OSes for that matter) still uses the
folder/subfolder metaphor as well. Period.
I don't see anyone out there with 12,543,459,999 files all stored at
the root level of their "C:" drive - and with "views" to provide them
with pseudo-organized views...
.... instead I see folders - even from Microsoft. "C:\Program Files\" is
a waste-of-time folder, not a view, is it?
It's a lot easier to believe the design team just hasn't figured out
how to do it yet...
;-)
I'm checking out the Document Library Explorer web part suggested by
another responder to my thread. And waiting for better folder-related
functionality to come with the Longhorn version of Sharepoint.
Cheers,
- Mark Vogt, Sharepoint Consultant | VOGTLAND | mark_vogt@xxxxxxxxxxx
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