GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 478193
Recently Used doesn't display recently used folders
Last modified: 2007-10-04 17:41:53 UTC
The Recently Used feature in the file chooser doesn't show recently used folders next to recently used files. (Especially for applications that stupidly default to some tmp directory for Save as, this would be useful...) In my opinion, the fact that it doesn't do this is a genuine bug.
nothing prevents the GtkRecentManager to add a directory, as well as nothing prevents the GtkFileChooser to display it. actually: it already does. applications have only to register the recently used directories where it makes sense. giggle, for instance, adds the directory of the recently used repositories. the MIME type, recognised by the XDG shared mime database, for a directory is "x-directory/normal".
Why make every app do this instead of having it done automatically by the filechooser? I.e. in save mode, when the user accepts the filechooser (affirmative button), just add the selected directory to the recent model.
(In reply to comment #2) > Why make every app do this instead of having it done automatically by the > filechooser? I.e. in save mode, when the user accepts the filechooser > (affirmative button), just add the selected directory to the recent model. this is another matter entirely: this bug is about displaying the recently used folders, and as such is closed because if the application did register a recently used folder then the said folder will show up in the file chooser while in recent files mode. personally, I think that the applications should be responsible for this behaviour, because it's their data. I also bet that as soon as I added this kind of support to the file chooser in SELECT_FOLDER or SAVE modes there would be another bug screaming bloody murder because I've added a directory without the application developer consent and asking for a property to disable this behaviour. anyway, I can cook up a patch and open a new bug.
(In reply to comment #3) > personally, I think that the applications should be responsible for this > behaviour, because it's their data. To the contrary: it's the *users'* data. > anyway, I can cook up a patch and open a new bug. Yes please. :)
(In reply to comment #4) > (In reply to comment #3) > > > personally, I think that the applications should be responsible for this > > behaviour, because it's their data. > > To the contrary: it's the *users'* data. nope. the folders are the user's data - the recently used entries are the applications' data. > > anyway, I can cook up a patch and open a new bug. > > Yes please. :) will do. and as soon as I get a bug for reverting the behaviour I'll send the reporter to you. ;-D