Re: Problem with GtkFileChooserDialog select_folder action

[Allin Cottrell <cottrell wfu edu>]

On Fri, 4 Sep 2009, John Stebbins wrote:

> The problem occurs when I create a GtkFileChooserDialog with action
> GTK_FILE_CHOOSER_ACTION_SELECT_FOLDER and then set the default folder
> with gtk_file_chooser_set_filename or gtk_file_chooser_select_filename.
> Attempting to click "Ok" gives the message "The folder could not be
> created. Error creating directory: File exists".  Simply selecting a
> different file, then re-selecting the default and clicking "Ok" works
> fine.  I've attached a sample program that demonstrates the problem.  Am
> I doing something wrong, or is this a bug?  If it's a bug, is there a
> known work-around?  I've tried various permutations of things and can't
> find a way around it.

I recently filed a bug for this:
http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=593385

I haven't managed to find a workaround.

No response to the bug yet.  Perhaps if you added a comment
that might help.

Allin Cottrell