Re: GtkFileChooser extensions

[George Farris <farrisg shaw ca>]

On Wed, 2004-09-22 at 17:04, Curtis Hovey wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-09-23 at 01:29 +1000, Jeff Waugh wrote:
> > <quote who="Federico Mena Quintero">
> > 
> > > I've been working on a specification for an extension mechanism for
> > > GtkFileChooser.  Global searching, lock-down, and metadata systems would
> > > benefit from being able to extend what GtkFileChooser can do.
> > 
> > Could someone write a FileChooser extension to add a tab-complete file entry
> > box, so those who want it can stop complaining? :-)
> 
> This file chooser conversation has gone on far too long.  If the user
> really knows the file that must be opened, then type it into location
> dialog to open it or into search to see the file(s) that match, and open
> it.  
> 

You know this just plain upsets me.  Maybe you should try typing with
one hand and one finger on the other hand like I do and you would come
to appreciate the the TAB completion a little more.

Yes I know I'm the minority but the fact is that many people spent many
years getting used to the tab completion and then when it goes away it
makes things more difficult.  Would it not be possible to add tab
completion to the CTRL-L dialog?  I mean the code must already exist
somewhere.



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George Farris <farrisg shaw ca>