upgrade path from 2.1 to 10

**DrBoomBotz** · 11-14-2012, 10:46 PM

Was thinking about the upgrade path from 2.1 to 10.
I am guesssing that the
flat file system layout is something that we are stuck with for compatibility reasons.
Somebody probbly loves it.

Any other potential albatrosses(sp) come to mind?

**Thunderbuck** · 11-14-2012, 10:51 PM

It's a problem... Why?

Don't confuse the crappy file manager utility with a bad file system.

**GreyGhostRos** · 11-15-2012, 01:04 AM

Originally Posted by DrBoomBotz

Was thinking about the upgrade path from 2.1 to 10.
I am guesssing that the
flat file system layout is something that we are stuck with for compatibility reasons.
Somebody probbly loves it.

Any other potential albatrosses(sp) come to mind?

Flat file system layout?
Its just that the file manager is a bit sucky.. Install Ghost Commander or AIR browser from App world and you can see a standard file structure..

**Herve5** · 11-15-2012, 06:54 AM

Originally Posted by GreyGhostRos

Flat file system layout?
Its just that the file manager is a bit sucky.. Install Ghost Commander or AIR browser from App world and you can see a standard file structure..

It still is a pain because many apps use its interface for picking a file.
For instance, if you want to do serious photograpy, you immediately end with hundred of images, cleanly spread among various folders, that you can use a nice alternative filemanager to deal with. OK up to now.
Then, fire an image processing app, ask for opening a pic: 9 times out of ten, the app will just show you the standard system filepicker --in other words, something that will try to show you *all* the photos, merged together (after half a minute, if it doesn't just choke from the number)
This, is still a terrible issue.
In this 'photo' case, for instance, it's a criterion that kills most of the potential apps, which is bad.

**peter9477** · 11-15-2012, 08:52 AM

Originally Posted by Herve5

It still is a pain because many apps use its interface for picking a file.

This is basically all fixed in BB10. The system File Picker (which is invoked as a "Card", meaning it's a separate app but shows up in the invoking app as though it were part of it) is pretty effective, supporting folders, sorting, and lots of the features you'd want.