On Mon, 17 Jan 2005 19:18:07 -0800 Dave <fedora-user@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Monday 17 January 2005 04:38 pm, Brian Mury wrote: > > On Mon, 2005-17-01 at 16:30 +0000, Paul Howarth wrote: > > have to click on "Browse for other folders" to expand the window so > > that it includes a real file dialogue. If I could set it so that it > > was already expanded when it opened, I would be reasonably happy. > > How about > - Above all else, show files that are in the current directory, > instead of just subdirectories > - Ditch that ugly/awkward row of "directory" buttons across the top, > and just put in a drop-down box I totally agree. The buttons are just wrong. A drop down list or a tree with icons (c.f. windows expolorer) is a much more familiar (and IMO functional) interface. > - Better yet, ditch that ugly/awkward row of buttons, *and* that > useless pane to the left that only shows Home, Desktop, Filesystem, > Inbox and replace it with a useful control, like a directory tree I like the idea of having bookmarks available. But the list needs to be completeley customizable, not just appendable. I have a CDROM drive which is still included in a save dialog, even though this is obviously inappropriate. Other misfeatures: No place to type in a directory name - unless you type control-L. This makes interaction with automounted directories difficult (this one is in bugzilla) Create Folder button opens up a text entry widget, but the folder is created as soon as the widget loses focus rather than when <enter> is pressed. Frequently I need to look behind the file dialog to decide which directory I want to create and end up accidentally creating a directory "Type your folder name here" (that's from memory - I don't have an FC3 system here). If there is an option to get the old file dialog back (either in firefox or in gnome generally), someone please share it. Regards, Chris
