On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 10:49:52PM -0800, Erik Steffl wrote: > Not sure if it's standard gtk/gnome file open dialog, but it's the > one used to pick application when opening an attachement and downloading > files (it's probably used in other places as well). > > The dialog has two parts - left part has shortcut to user home dir, > desktop and filesystem, right side has list of files/directories. > > it is not possible to just write in the file (like it is common with > other file open/save dialogs) which is VERY annoying, e.g. if I want to > open a text file using gvim I have to figure out where gvim is and click > all the way there, instead of just typing gvim (and assume it's in path). > > is there any way to configure these? are these standard gnome file > open dialogs?
They're the standard GNOME dialogs, and you're absolutely right. They fall into the Microsoft Error: cool-looking, terrible usability. But apparently GNOME is immune to user comments. They are inferior (and this is embarassing) to the standard open dialog in the Microsoft Foundation Classes. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Read my blog at nitpickingblog.blogspot.com. Reviews! Observations! Stupid mistakes you can correct! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
