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Bug 357575 - File Chooser displays .directory files regardless of hidden files preferences
File Chooser displays .directory files regardless of hidden files preferences
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: GtkFileChooser
2.10.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: gtk-bugs
Federico Mena Quintero
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-09-25 08:58 UTC by Sebastien Bacher
Modified: 2008-09-06 13:04 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.15/2.16


Description Sebastien Bacher 2006-09-25 08:58:57 UTC 
That issue has been described on https://launchpad.net/distros/ubuntu/+source/gtk+2.0/+bug/61899

"Create a file called .directory in any directory, and enter "[Desktop Entry]" without the quotes as the first line. Navigate to this containing directory and see the file displayed even when 'Show Hidden Files' is not ticked.

These .directory files are usually created by KDE.

http://librarian.launchpad.net/4410030/filechooser.png
Open File Chooser showing .directory file
"
Comment 1 Pacho Ramos 2007-09-12 16:52:15 UTC 
Same problem under Gentoo and also with Mandriva:
http://qa.mandriva.com/show_bug.cgi?id=28513

Thanks a lot for fixing this
Comment 2 Matthias Clasen 2007-09-12 17:05:52 UTC 
I don't necessarily agree that not showing them is right in the file chooser.
The "Hidden" flag is about displaying the item in the menu, not about displaying
the desktop file in the file chooser.
Comment 3 Sebastien Bacher 2008-09-06 13:04:03 UTC 
works correctly using the current gtk version, closing the bug