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Bug 105902 - Inconsistency between the new folder and the file open dialog
Summary: Inconsistency between the new folder and the file open dialog
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Directory Chooser (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P2 blocker (vote)
Assignee: Ondrej Vrabec
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Reported: 2007-06-06 16:43 UTC by Sherold Dev
Modified: 2010-10-07 10:44 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description Sherold Dev 2007-06-06 16:43:21 UTC 
Inconsistency between the open folder and file dialogs. The new open folder
dialog uses a tree view while the standard open file dialog uses a multi column
view. Both dialogs should use the same view mode.
Comment 1 jrojcek 2007-06-11 10:44:48 UTC 
I don't think the views need to be consistent. It's quite common that dir choosers contain tree views and 
regular file choosers contain list views.
Comment 2 Sherold Dev 2007-06-11 11:57:39 UTC 
I can't agree. Doing almost the same thing in two different ways is confusing,
especially when sometimes it is really the same thing.

Look for example at the library manager, there is an "Add JAR/Folder..." button
which gives you an open file/folder dialog. Why should I be selecting a folder
here in a different way than in a pure open folder dialog?
Comment 3 jrojcek 2007-06-11 15:18:26 UTC 
Okay. In general, it would be good if both dialogs are consistent. 

But... with the new dir chooser, we're solving problems of the old dir chooser. Maybe it would be good to 
reiterate the problems so that we know whether the solution and thus inconsistency is justified. If I 
remember correctly there were multiple problems with the old dir chooser. Hopefuly they were 
summarized somewhere. I know only about usability problem with opening projects. Dafe should know 
more.
Comment 4 David Simonek 2007-06-11 16:03:19 UTC 
No, unfortunately I don't know more, I just guided Soot's programming and then
happened to be a responsible developer after Soot left the company. Now it seems
nobody really knows why we did new directory chooser? I asked several months ago
during UI review several times, but I never got detailed answer.

There was some short nbfeature description somewhere, which is all info I've got.

So I had to create my own list of the problems in my head:
- famous "double click"
- lack of multiselection support
- keyboard issues on some platforms (Mac)
- absence of real file name completion
- GTK L&F problems, where we used Metal L&F version as workaround, because GTK
version was not usable and ugly.
Comment 5 Antonin Nebuzelsky 2007-07-10 13:34:47 UTC 
Changing to enhancement. Not a bug of directory chooser, rather an enhancement of another functionality.