Re: I want to be able to type in the filename...

[Toralf Lund <toralf procaptura com>]

Toralf Lund wrote:

> David Bouchain wrote:
>
> > Toralf Lund wrote:
> >
> > > Can I change the GNOME fileselector behaviour so that I can type in 
> > > the filename?
> >
> >
> >
> > Pressing CTRL+F in the dialog will give you a textbox where you can 
> > type in the filename.
> >
> > I understand though that this is NOT what you want to do everytime 
> > when you open/save a file, and believe me,
>
>
> Quite. Also, the CTRL+F does not appear to have the autocomplete 
> feature found in older releases, that made this file selector a lot 
> more usable in some ways than the ones found in other GUIs, IMO.

Actually, I just found that when under *some* condition, I'll get a 
different popup which acutally has autocomplete, at least for some apps. 
I haven't quite figured out what that contionion is. Makes it somewhat 
better, but I'd still prefer having text input inside the actual box.

> > I'm not too happy with that solution either! I hope they improve this 
> > somehow (I'd help, but I don't have time...)
>
>
> I think the worst bit here is that it would appear that someone has 
> actually spent time *removing* this functionality ;-(
>
> > The GTK file selector is a GTK issue rather than a GNOME issue, so 
> > this might be the wrong place to ask anyways. Hop over to #gtk on 
> > GIMPnet IRC and ask those guys.
>
>
> Ah. So its the plain Gtk+ fileselector that has changed. I was 
> thinking perhaps that this new thing I was seing was an addition to 
> libgnome.
>
> > > This is a lot faster and (ahem) *user friendlier* if you know in 
> > > advance what you are looking for...
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > gnome-list mailing list
> > > gnome-list gnome org
> > > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list
>
> _______________________________________________
> gnome-list mailing list
> gnome-list gnome org
> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gnome-list