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Bug 165961 - file open dialog needs a text box to key in a long path and correct help text
file open dialog needs a text box to key in a long path and correct help text
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 136541
Product: GIMP
Classification: Other
Component: User Interface
2.2.x
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GIMP Bugs
GIMP Bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2005-02-01 19:09 UTC by Paul F. Almquist
Modified: 2008-01-15 12:46 UTC
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Description Paul F. Almquist 2005-02-01 19:09:39 UTC 
The file open dialog has no way to key in a path to any desired location.  The
user is stuck having to click their way along which can be rather slow. 
Sometimes the desired path may be elsewhere on the screen and can be copied and
pasted in if there was a text box to paste into.  There used to be one in v1.2.x
Also it would be nice to be able to right click on a directory to open it
instead of having to double click.  I tried this an discovered the "show hidden
files" option which I had been hunting for.  The right click for hidden files is
not mentioned in the help.  Also the help text mentions  ../  and  ./, neither
of which are displayed in v2.2.3.  The help also says "Three buttons at top of
window: Create a file, Delete File and Rename File are self-explanatory." These
buttons do not exist either.
Comment 1 Michael Natterer 2005-02-01 20:29:50 UTC 
This has been reported about a million times. See bug #136541 for
the discussion why it's gone.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 136541 ***
Comment 2 Sven Neumann 2005-02-02 19:23:36 UTC 
Also note that there's File->Open Location to paste the location into.
Alternatively you can paste into the dialog that opens if you press Ctrl-L in
the file chooser.