Re: [Usability] RFP: File chooser user interface

[Federico Mena Quintero <federico ximian com>]

On Mon, 2003-09-08 at 21:57, Sean Middleditch wrote:

> If we can define options to a certain kind of widget, it could help. 
> I.e, if these are always checkboxes and/or select/dropdowns, it narrows
> things down a lot in terms of laying stuff out for good aesthetics.  We
> don't have to code any kind of real limit in, just figure out which
> widgets are common, and make the design fit that.
> 
> We need a list of such things tho, not just let UI designers make mad
> guesses.  ^,^

Most applications do not need custom options.  And you cannot possibly
account for all the ones that do need them.  The right API for this,
which is already in place, is the following:

void       gtk_file_chooser_set_extra_widget (GtkFileChooser *chooser,
					      GtkWidget *extra_widget);
GtkWidget *gtk_file_chooser_get_extra_widget (GtkFileChooser *chooser);

End of discussion.

  Federico