File system GUIs ostensibly mimics files in folders, but funny to note that *reordering* is a fundamental verb for physical papers in folders (or in piles on my desk). There’s no way to reorder a list of files in Finder without something silly like adding numbers to the front.
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This is a very good point but sidesteps the reason why paper shuffling works so well: you can easily scan each piece of paper. Sure, Explorer & Finder have "quick view" functionality but it can't hold a candle to the information density & ease of scanning of physical paper.
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The desktop on Mac at least, if you turn off all auto sort, has exactly what you are looking for (order/arrange), no? - with all the attendant problems ...
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I think Andy is really on to something here. We do need a better, more physical way to organize our files. The UX research group at Apple in the 90s had a concept called "Stacks" which got close to this (and it had a strong 'riffle though the pile' UX to quickly review things)
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