Please suggest this to the GTK+ developers, so all GTK+ applications have a consistent file dialog. We are not going to implement an own file dialog (which is a project the size of a medium application). Regards, --mitch On Sun, 2012-05-20 at 06:12 +1000, Bruce wrote: > The image I added to the email was scaled down and didn't show much detail. > > Here's the full-size version: > > [image: Inline image 1] > > On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 6:02 AM, Bruce <speakwithbruce@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > On 19.05.2012, Michael wrote: > > > > > >> You can just paste a path to this dialog (Ctrl+v) > > > > > > Indeed. The issue I was describing, however, is that in Windows (not sure > > about other operating systems) you have to click the "type a file name" > > button before you can paste in a file name. > > > > Most Windows programs don't require you to click anything before you can > > paste in a file path (I'm really into designs that require as few clicks as > > possible when extra clicks aren't really needed), but that aside, the > > bigger issue is that new Gimp users won't necessarily know to click that > > button to find the "paste a file path" functionality. > > > > They might learn eventually, but I feel it'd be a nicer experience for > > them (and experienced users, too) if the "paste in a file path" field was > > always shown. > > > > I made a mock-up design showing the current open file dialogue for Windows > > to show what I mean. I'm not sure how well it will show in the email. See > > if you can click through to view the full-size version: > > > > [image: Inline image 1] > > > > Ultimately I think it'd be nicer to have a drop down file-selector menu at > > the top that is more like the one in Vista. It lets you click the folders > > as buttons (like you can now in Gimp), but it's also a drop down menu > > allowing you to select many more folders (which would be new). I feel it's > > a fairly quick and intuitive way to navigate through folders. > > > > > > The dialog starts in the "Recently used" bookmark. That's a special > >> folder, so I guess this is why there are no path buttons to navigate. > > > > > > Yeah, I see what you mean. > > > > As above, it'd be nice if it showed the "paste in a file path" field on > > that first-file-you-open dialogue, even if it did still start with the > > "Recently used" in focus (which is in the left column of the open file > > dialogue, if anyone reading this doesn't know what I'm referring to). > > > > > > * * * > > > > Another issue I just noticed with the open file dialogue (in Windows) is > > that when I click "Search" under the "Places" list (left column), I get an > > error: > > > > *Could not start the search process* > > *The program was not able to create a connection to the indexer daemon. > > Please make sure it is running. * > > > > > > Not sure if that's something to do with me and my PC, or Gimp. > > > > > > On Sun, May 20, 2012 at 3:35 AM, Michael Schumacher <schumaml@xxxxxx>wrote: > > > >> On 19.05.2012 19:25, Bruce wrote: > >> > >> > >> *1. Auto-show thumbnails. * > >>> > >>> It would be nice if thumbnails were automatically displayed when looking > >>> at files in the open file dialogue so that when you click an image, you > >>> see a thumbnail. > >>> > >> > >> This doesn't happen because of bug https://bugzilla.gnome.org/** > >> show_bug.cgi?id=669818<https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=669818> > >> > >> With a file size of 1.3GiB reported for every file, you won't get > >> thumbnails automatically because this is way over the configured limit for > >> thumbnails. > >> > >> > >> *2. Ability to paste in a file path without having to click a button > >>> (reducing amount of clicks from 2 to 1)* > >>> > >> > >> You can just paste a path to this dialog (Ctrl+v) > >> > >> > >> *3. Inconsistency with file open dialogue when you first start Gimp and > >>> haven't opened a file* > >>> > >> > >> The dialog starts in the "Recently used" bookmark. That's a special > >> folder, so I guess this is why there are no path buttons to navigate. > >> > >> > >> HTH, > >> Michael > >> > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> gimp-developer-list mailing list > >> gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > >> http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/**listinfo/gimp-developer-list<http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list> > >> > > > > > _______________________________________________ > gimp-developer-list mailing list > gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list _______________________________________________ gimp-developer-list mailing list gimp-developer-list@xxxxxxxxx http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gimp-developer-list
