gtk file browser

[Dinh-Tuan Pham imag fr]

       Hi all
       Many recent applications use the gtk, in particular the gtk
widget file browser, for ex. mozilla, gvim, gedit, spruce, ... But I
have a problem with this widget: it doesn't display hidden files and
directories (whose names begins with a dot). Thus it is impossible to
chose such a file. I wouls like to ask if this is a known defficiency
of gtk, since it has been there since there from the first version of
gtk and no one seems to care. But it is very frustrating to me, for
example, how can I browse and load files in a directory such as .gimp,
.netscape or .spruce ?
	I would like very much to put this feature on the wish list
but don't know how. Or perhaps there is way to enter the directory
.something after all but is not documented. It seem rather strange to
me that a modern widget set such as gtk lack such an elementary
feature.
        Please answer to me directy because I am not subscribing to
the list. I am writing to this list because I am very frustrated at
the lack of this feature and can't find any other way to raise this
point. I have thought that may be gtk-1.2 would have it, but I am
wrong so if I don't raise this point may be gtk-1.3, gtk-1.4 still
dont allow displaying hiden files and directories.
	 Thanks for any information.

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