Re: [Gimp-developer] gimp-developer-list Digest, Vol 24, Issue 20

[Jehan Pagès <jehan marmottard gmail com>]

Hi,

On Mon, Sep 16, 2013 at 2:57 PM, Christopher Curtis <ccurtis0 gmail com> wrote:
> On Sun, Sep 15, 2013 at 10:38 PM, Jehan Pagès <jehan marmottard gmail com>
> wrote:
> > > I don't appear to have the problem on linux.  Perhaps it is a problem
> > > related to windows.
> >
> > I don't think I have this problem either on Linux. I may test on my
> > Windows VM some day later.
>
>
> Here's how to reproduce it on Linux:
>
> Go to File->Open (or File->Export, etc.)
> Navigate to any directory using the folders on the left.
> Double click to select any folder that looks like a good place to open/save.
> Type something.
> Note the filename, while highlighted, never changes
> Note a mysterious box in the lower right collecting your keystrokes
>
> Version: GIMP 2.8.4 as shipped by Ubuntu.


well I have the "mysterious box collecting [my] keystroke" (also using
GIMP 2.8.4 as shipped by Mint, hence Ubuntu). It just looks to me like
a feature for being able to select a file without having the text
field active. And it does not block Enter for saving (which was the
original bug reported in the email as I understand it).
So I don't see any bug there.

But I still agree that this is probably not the best behavior for the
"save" dialog, and maybe even the "export" one. But for "open", it
looks acceptable (though certainly there is a better way, of course.
Just saying I see no obvious usability problem or bug here, as
reported in the email).

Jehan


> Regards,
> Chris