On Sat, 24 Jul 2004, bulia byak wrote:
Date: Sat, 24 Jul 2004 20:35:44 -0300 From: bulia byak <buliabyak@...400...> To: MenTaLguY <mental@...3...> Cc: Inkscape ML inkscape-devel@lists.sourceforge.net Subject: Re: [Inkscape-devel] Gtk2.4/gtkmm2.4 file dialogs
Actually you're supposed to be able to type the filename and the selection will move as you type (though I've not tried it).
First, it does not work. Second, even if it did, typing without seeing the actual characters you type is the most hideous offence against usability I can imagine.
Some people are of the opinion that everyone opens their files using the file manager (nautilus).
Not an opinion I share.
I still think the Mac File chooser, simple by default, expand to provide more is the way to go (mostly, I know it aint perfect).
I'm not sure how to say this politely but complaining here achieves nothing. Complaining on Gnome the usability mailing list might help. Adding comments to the relevant bug report is probably the best way to go (and I'll provide that link later (tomorrow) but I'm not looking up Bugzilla on a crappy dialup connection). If you know Owen Taylor talking sweetly to him would probably be more effective than any complaint.
- Alan