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Bug 56962 - save dialog cannot retain filename in another directory
save dialog cannot retain filename in another directory
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 6791
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: GtkFileChooser
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: future
Assigned To: gtk-bugs
gtk-bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2001-07-02 07:08 UTC by Aaron Brick
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---


Description Aaron Brick 2001-07-02 07:08:29 UTC 
when saving a file (image or otherwise), the filename is by default present
in the save dialog box. as soon as i change directories, it vanishes. i
can't even use the old netscape trick of arriving at my target directory,
cancelling, and then saving it right there - it returns to the dir where i
started.

imho, there is no reason for the filename to disappear when changing
directories. of course i'm not saving everything in the same directory, and
i want to preserve the filenames of 95% of the things i save.
Comment 1 Owen Taylor 2001-07-12 22:03:38 UTC 
There are many things that could be fixed in GtkFileSel - 
this is certainly one of the more annoying ones. But if you
look at the code, you'll find that it's a lot harder to
fix than you might expect.

Instead of making changes piecemeal to GtkFileSel, we are
planning to replace it entirely with a new widget for
GTK+-2.2.
Comment 2 Owen Taylor 2001-07-19 18:50:22 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 6791 ***