Simon Kitching <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Thu, 2004-07-08 at 17:51, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I just started using sid, and I've run into the new gnome file > > selection interface. It's almost unusable: there's no way to enter > > an absolute path (or any path for that matter), and no way to go up in > > the file system, or to even see any dot files. Is there a way to > > change all this? It's horrible! > > > > I don't know which package is responsible for this mess, so I can't > > report the version; and I don't know what to downgrade if that were > > the answer. > > > > I'm sure this must have been discussed to death somewhere already, but > > I wasn't able to find anything useful with google. I'd appreciate any > > pointers to more information. I can't believe the gnome developers > > would leave things like this. > > To go "up", look at the top right of the dialog. There is a sequence of > buttons that indicate the directories in the current path.
... unless I'm in my home directory, in which case it just says "Home". > To enter an absolute path, type ctrl-l. There's no entry field for it > because "basic" users are expected to point-and-click, and "advanced" > users are expected to be able to type ctrl-l. > > As for dot-files, try "ctrl-l . tab". A name-completion dropdown should > appear. Again, "basic" users won't be viewing dot-files. Thanks, this all works nicely. > All this is gnome-2.6, *not* anything debian-specific. > > *Please* do not start flaming all things gnome-2.6-ish until you have > got some familiarity with the new setup. Sorry to flame, especially since I know this isn't a Debian issue. But I wasn't sure if it was gnome or gtk or something else responsible for the interface, and this was one list where I knew I'd get an answer. As for the changes, I don't mind change -- I just wish the changes were documented somewhere. Are they?? I spent substantial time looking before I posted, and found nothing. Thanks for the information. -David -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
