Re: File dialog (Silly Question)

["Michael T. Babcock" <mbabcock fibrespeed net>]

You obviously missed the point entirely.  The file browsing component is
outside both the file manager and the common file dialog.  It is an
application component (BONOBO?) that offers the display of a given directory
with given settings and can return data to the hosting application.

It is then used both by the file manager to display files for the user
(wrapped in one "chrome") and used by the common file dialog to let the user
pick files to save / load.  There is only one "display a bunch of files and
allow selection and right-click options, etc." component needed for both.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dylan Griffiths" <Dylan_G@bigfoot.com>
To: "Gnome GUI list" <gnome-gui-list@gnome.org>
Sent: Monday, August 14, 2000 7:50 PM
Subject: Re: File dialog (Silly Question)


> "Michael T. Babcock" wrote:
> > But if done properly, it would be a case of components, not one large
> > application (like IE).
>
> Yes, but ...
>
> > There should be a file browsing component, that is used by the file
manager
> > as well as the file common dialog.  It can be wrapped with different
> > buttons, but the same "API" and visual display ... etc.
>
> I don't see where a common file dialog would be used by a file manager!