GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 587579
Can't open the previously chosen directory
Last modified: 2018-02-10 03:45:53 UTC
In some applications (Thunderbird, file-roller) I'm asked to choose a directory to perform an operation on (save all attachments, extract). When I just want to accept the last directory, which is pre-chosen and displayed in file dialog, the "Open" (or "Extract") button does nothing. Only when I click on "Bookmarks" pane or directory contents pane, the button becomes active and lets me choose the previous directory. This behavior is a little annoying, especially when working with keyboard only -- there's no way not to use a mouse.
Same problem. Also, if you enter a subdirectory, return back to its parent and click «Open», subdirectory will be chosen instead of the current directory. If you click on empty space under subdirectories list, it will change nothing. If you will enter «.» in Location field, it will change nothing. Only way to select current directory is to go to up once again and choose our directory as subdirectory.
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