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GTK `read-file-name' dialog
From: |
Reiner Steib |
Subject: |
GTK `read-file-name' dialog |
Date: |
Sat, 02 Sep 2006 14:03:42 +0200 |
User-agent: |
Gnus/5.110006 (No Gnus v0.6) Emacs/22.0.50 (gnu/linux) |
M-x report-emacs-bug RET wrote:
> [...]
> Please describe exactly what actions triggered the bug
> and the precise symptoms of the bug:
$ touch /tmp/foo.bar
$ emacs -Q /tmp/foo.bar
In Emacs, do <File> <Save as> (`write-file'); you'll get this GTK file
selector dialog:
There are some problems here:
- When called e.g. from `write-file' or similar commands,
`read-file-name' should *not* discard the default file name. If
`x-use-old-gtk-file-dialog' is t, the default filename is used. But
also with the new (standard) GTK dialog it should be possible to
supply the default file name as the "Save as" in Firefox[1] also has
it.
Note that `read-file-name' is used by several other commands where
the default file name should be supplied (e.g. saving attachments in
Gnus: `gnus-mime-save-part'), i.e. the user can simply hit the "Ok"
button.
- The additional information text ...
| If you don't like this file selector, customize use-file-dialog to
| turn if off, or type C-x C-f to visit files.
... doesn't make sense here and it is confusing. It should be
displayed only if `read-file-name' is called from `find-file' or
there should be an optional argument to `read-file-name' to change
the text.
> In GNU Emacs 22.0.50.1 (i686-pc-linux-gnu, GTK+ Version 2.8.3)
> of 2006-08-30 on viandante
> X server distributor `The X.Org Foundation', version 11.0.60802000
> configured using `configure '--prefix=/import/xtra/emacs/HEAD'
> '--with-gtk' '--exec-prefix=/import/xtra/emacs/HEAD-i686'
> 'CFLAGS=-DSITELOAD_PURESIZE_EXTRA=200000 -g''
[...]
> Recent input:
> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo> <help-echo>
> <help-echo> <help-echo> <menu-bar> <file> <write-file>
> M-x r e p o <tab> r <tab> <return>
> Recent messages:
> (emacs -Q /tmp/foo.bar)
> For information about the GNU Project and its goals, type C-h C-p.
> Quit
> Making completion list...
> Loading help-mode...done
> Loading emacsbug...
> Loading regexp-opt...done
> Loading emacsbug...done
Bye, Reiner.
Footnotes:
[1] GTK-"Save as" dialog in Firefox:
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