Re: [HIG] Save window and user interaction

[Seth Nickell <snickell stanford edu>]

Yes, I think this is a case where save and open dialogues should be
different. I think the way Mozilla handles this right now is pretty
good.

-Seth

On Sat, 2002-05-11 at 02:37, Rod Farmer wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 	I've come across an anomaly between Mozilla and Galeon running under
> Gnome 1.4 (which isn't in the Gnome 2 HIG, as far as I can tell).
> 
> During a save operation, the default file name to be used is that supplied
> by the remove environment. The default directory is the last visited 
> directory. However, you will find that if you click on any part of the window
> containing some functional widget - such as a folder icon, the file name
> disappears. IE [filetest.pdf] (click on DOwnload folder) [   ]  and you
> have to give a new name.
> 
> I've looked in the guide and can't find any guideline as to indicate what
> should happen to file names in save windows.
> 
> My feeling is that the name should remain the same, and that it can only 
> be modified by direct user keyboard interaction. THat way, changing directories
> doesn't create a problem, neither does accidentally clicking on another file
> in the file chooser menu.
> 
> Your thoughts??
> 
> 
> Rod
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