("Hey, I just list directory contents") :)

What would this look like - gtk_file_chooser_set_show_only_regular_files(chooser, boolean) ?  Would the default be True?  (If so, I'd simply gray out special files rather than not show them)

While I appreciate the purpose, isn't this a bit of overkill for a general-purpose API?  If the user is visiting folders that have socket files in them, he is venturing in places were he'd better know what he's doing.

(In reply to comment #1)
 
> What would this look like -
> gtk_file_chooser_set_show_only_regular_files(chooser, boolean) ?  Would the
> default be True?  (If so, I'd simply gray out special files rather than not
> show them)

Yeah something like that. I agree, that should be the default.

> While I appreciate the purpose, isn't this a bit of overkill for a
> general-purpose API?  If the user is visiting folders that have socket files in
> them, he is venturing in places were he'd better know what he's doing.

Fair enough. But greying them out shouldn't be that hard and is always good to have I think.

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