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Bug 671778 - UI: a lot of dead space by default
UI: a lot of dead space by default
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 722211
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: GtkFileChooser
3.2.x
Other Linux
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: gtk-bugs
Federico Mena Quintero
filechooser-design-needed
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2012-03-10 14:58 UTC by Maciej Pilichowski
Modified: 2014-01-14 23:02 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description Maciej Pilichowski 2012-03-10 14:58:00 UTC 
When you use default open file dialog, at the bottom usually is a lot of dead space -- assuming you don't switch available options.

Namely:
* file type (section/slice)
* version
* read only

Those are only 3 options, but they reserve entire space horizontally, so if not used, it is significant percentage of entire window.

I don't see a point of having "file type" slice since there is "file type" combo (it is duplication). Version (if required) could be placed on the left of "file type" combo, and "read only" in left, bottom corner.

In such case 3 "lines" are totally saved. More space for real data, i.e. presentation of files.
Comment 1 André Klapper 2012-03-10 17:23:49 UTC 
Can you please attach a screenshot here (that does not display confidential data) so we make sure that we discuss the same thing? :)
Comment 2 Maciej Pilichowski 2012-03-10 17:57:04 UTC 
Sure link from other report:
https://bugzilla.gnome.org/attachment.cgi?id=209397

See the bottom, each of the mentioned widget (small itself) creates distinct line.
Comment 3 Maciej Pilichowski 2012-03-10 17:58:05 UTC 
Translation, sorry:

"Typ pliku" --> file type

"tylko do odczytu" --> read only

"wersja" --> "version"
Comment 4 William Jon McCann 2014-01-14 23:02:18 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 722211 ***