Re: best gtk structure for selecting multiple files for further processing

[Helmethead <hoshem mel comcen com au>]

On Thu, Apr 26, 2001 at 05:02:22PM -0400, Glitch wrote:
> hello,
> 
> 
> after fixing my previous gtktree problem i've come to realize that, 
> unless i just have to add more functionality to it on my own, gtktree 
> isn't what i'm looking for to work with my application.
> 
> 
> I need a widget that allows me to peruse a directory structure anywhere, 
> highlight the files i want (multiple selections, gtktree *does* allow 
> this i know) and then add the files to a Clist or something similar. 
> Once in the Clist I use popen or something similar to execute a command 
> with the files in the Clist as arguments.
> 
> Is there any gtk widget (in 1.x or 2.0) that allows me to move anywhere 
> in a directory structure, select files and then 'copy' the path over to 
> a Clist so I can use the files later?
> 
> The Fileselection widget is almost what i'm looking for except (at least 
> with the example in the tutorials) I can't do multiple selections and I 
> don't know of a way to modify the OK button in it to copy the path of 
> the file to a Clist widget so I can run a CLI program on each file using 
> popen.

This is much complained about. I think some people have made patches for a multiple-file-selecting gtkfileselection, try searching the mailing list archives at www.gtk.org