retitle 364712 filechooser should allow to type path/filename explicitly severity 364712 wishlist reassign 364712 gtk+2.0 thanks
since you want to keep this bug open I reassign it to gtk+2.0 ... read below ... On Mon, Aug 14, 2006 at 06:19:40PM +0200, Harald Dunkel wrote: > Please don't close this bug. This is surely not the problem of > a GUI library, but of Thunderbird (and Firefox). Please check > the attached screenshot of Mozilla's File Selection box. Mozilla > is based upon GTK, too. > > This is much closer to what I would expect. > This certainly *is* a gtk+ wishlist bug ... try any GTK application other than mozilla, e.g. galeon, epiphany, kazehakase, abiword ... etc. All those have the same dialog for the Open operation. The old mozilla version used their own hand-tailored and XUL based file chooser for linux. Since 1.5.x they use the GTK filechooser for linux too .... and to complete this, mozilla is old. If you want that behaviour reverted (aka use the old XUL filechooser) post a new bug ... but it will be wontfix for sure ... the way *is* to improve gtk+ filechooser. - Alexander -- GPG messages preferred. | .''`. ** Debian GNU/Linux ** Alexander Sack | : :' : The universal [EMAIL PROTECTED] | `. `' Operating System http://www.asoftsite.org | `- http://www.debian.org -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]

