What's up with the Up button?

Hi,

This is a gripe so be warned! :)

I borrowed a Windows laptop for a couple of days while traveling a
couple of years ago. The first thing I noticed was that the Up button in
the file manager was gone. Microsoft had decided it was not needed. It
made it very hard for me to use Explorer since the ability to easily
move both laterally and horizontally in a file system is the way have
always worked. I installed another file manager on Windows which still
had an up button. And then it happens in Nautilus also! They remove the
Up button. Did they look to Windows and thought "We have to do that
also!" I can't for the life of me understand the reasoning for doing so.
Reduce clutter? The Up button is not clutter for me. In Ubuntu there's a
patch that brings the Up button back. That's one good reason to use
Linux: Fix it yourself or hope someone else did do. Good thing someone
did in this case since I like Nautilus (although I use MC a lot also).

Could someone here who agree that the Up button isn't needed please
explain the rationale for removing it? It's like an elevator control
panel without the I'm going Up/Down and only the "Here" button present.
How do you guys who do not use the Up button get, well, up in the file
system? Beats me.

I installed another file manager on Windows which still had an up button.

And then it happens in Nautilus also! They remove the Up button.

In Ubuntu there's a patch that brings the Up
button back. That's one good reason to use Linux: Fix it yourself or hope
someone else did do. Good thing someone did in this case since I like
Nautilus (although I use MC a lot also).

How do you guys who do not use the Up button get, well, up in the
file system? Beats me.

On Wed, 25 Jul 2012 09:31:21 -0500, ceed wrote:

How do you guys who do not use the Up button get, well, up in the
file system? Beats me.

Follow the breadcrumbs trail back.

Hi,

This is a gripe so be warned! :)

I borrowed a Windows laptop for a couple of days while
traveling a couple of years ago. The first thing I noticed
was that the Up button in the file manager was gone.
Microsoft had decided it was not needed. It made it very
hard for me to use Explorer since the ability to easily
move both laterally and horizontally in a file system is
the way have always worked. I installed another file
manager on Windows which still had an up button. And then
it happens in Nautilus also! They remove the Up button. Did
they look to Windows and thought "We have to do that
also!" I can't for the life of me understand the reasoning
for doing so. Reduce clutter? The Up button is not clutter
for me. In Ubuntu there's a patch that brings the Up
button back. That's one good reason to use Linux: Fix it
yourself or hope someone else did do. Good thing someone
did in this case since I like Nautilus (although I use MC
a lot also).

Could someone here who agree that the Up button isn't
needed please explain the rationale for removing it? It's
like an elevator control panel without the I'm going
Up/Down and only the "Here" button present. How do you
guys who do not use the Up button get, well, up in the file
system?