Re: [Usability] The new file chooser
- From: Bastien Nocera <hadess hadess net>
- To: markus hammer <hm sabotage at>
- Cc: Gnome UI <usability gnome org>, Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com>
- Subject: Re: [Usability] The new file chooser
- Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2004 23:07:54 +0100
On Mon, 2004-09-20 at 20:15 +0200, markus hammer wrote:
> On Mon, 2004-09-20 at 18:58 +0100, Bastien Nocera wrote:
> > On Mon, 2004-09-20 at 19:44 +0200, markus hammer wrote:
> > Because the entry widget is not useful for selecting files.
> >
> > > in fact, serialized filenames are not a uncommon thing. on the office
> > > desktop. in print production, in audio production, in allmost anything
> > > but ... programming. (i hope you get that hint)
> >
> > I don't get it.
> >
> > > the lack of a text entry widget makes a filechooser gently put a stone
> > > in the way in that scenario.
> >
> > What scenario?
>
> serial scenario number one - audio files:
>
> 01_06_03.mp3
<snip long list>
This is already fixes with the type-ahead patch I linked to in an
earlier e-mail. Did you try this patch (if your distribution doesn't
already ship it, that is)?
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Bastien Nocera <hadess hadess net>
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