Re: GTKFileSelection

[Brian Thomason <brian thomason linspireinc com>]

> GtkFileSelection uses the current directory at the time of the widget 
> creation.  In the private function cmpl_init_state() the filesel's 
> internal completion state is initialized by calling 
> get_current_dir_utf8().  

Worked like a charm on this one.  I am currently having it check for the 
existence of ~/.gtk-bookmarks, and use the first bookmark as the default 
location to begin completion from.  Would be nice if you guys started 
doing that :-)

> The filesel's current directory will also be changed after creation if 
> you call gtk_file_selection_set_filename() with a filename that 
> includes a directory path component.  The docs for 
> gtk_file_selection_set_filename() say:
>
> >  I'd also like to change the default behavior of GTKFileChooser as 
> > well, which defaults to the Home directory. 
>
>
> the default implementation (gtkfilechooserdefault.c) has an internal 
> variable named current_folder.  i bet if you put a watch on that in 
> gdb you can find where it gets set.

I'm having a hell of a time trying to work this one out the same way 
though.  I tried changing it when the bookmarks are being read, but this 
has the unfortunate side effect of setting each and every time the user 
opens another gtkfilechooser.  I just want it to set it on the initial 
construction of the widget.

It looks as if that's what you can do in gtk/gtkfilechooserwidget.c when 
current_folder is assigned the value of the current directory, but 
changing it there had no effect at all.

I don't have much experience with GDB so my attempts to setup a 
watchpoint/breakpoint didn't work, or I would have used that approach as 
well. 

Thanks for your help thus far.

-Brian

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