Re: File dialogs: Filtering

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

I've always hated the '*.jpg/htm/etc.' drop-down list on Windows
save-as/open dialogs.  They're useful, until you can't find your file.  THe
filtering should be more generic than this, although a default filter may be
in place (and visible to the user) when the open happens.  A toggle to
'advanced' filtering may be useful, but the 'find' button leading to
gnome-find which could return the users' selections would be more
appropriate I think.

I can see using two text boxes; one below the list window as usual for
typing in the name, and one above, for typing in selection items with a very
simple wildcard system (not full regex), similar to Netscape for Linux's.

----- Original Message -----
From: "colin z robertson" <c.z.robertson@ndirect.co.uk>


> Filtering the file list view:
> This is probably the largest grey area in this discussion. I have no
> idea what the correct way to proceed is.
>
> Some problems: How do various elements of the gui interact. If there
> is a "show files of type" menu, how does this interact with the
> pattern in the filename text field (assuming the text field has a
> filtering role). Similarly with options to show hidden files.
>
> What style of wildcard or regexp pattern will be used?
>
> Assuming the filename text field has a filtering role, at what point
> are changes in the field applied to the file list?