Thanks for your bug. If the dialog is not expanded by default that because people don't need to use it "EVERY TIME", users often use their desktop, home directory or a bookmark for that which are available without browsing. We don't want to divert default behaviour from upstream anyway, I'm marking that request as rejected. Feel free to argue upstream if you want to get that changed but I think the simple version by default is not confusing and good enough. Maybe you should add the place you use for saving usually to the bookmarks list?
** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu) Importance: Untriaged => Wishlist Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs Status: Unconfirmed => Rejected -- Wish: Please UNFOLD Gtk save dialogs as default https://launchpad.net/bugs/58431 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs