[Bug 228318] New: gnome filepicker practically unusable
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 Summary: gnome filepicker practically unusable Product: openSUSE 10.2 Version: Final Platform: Other OS/Version: Other Status: NEW Severity: Major Priority: P5 - None Component: GNOME AssignedTo: bnc-team-gnome@forge.provo.novell.com ReportedBy: mhopf@novell.com QAContact: qa@suse.de CC: seife@novell.com I only noticed recently that the gnome filepicker changed, because the mechanism for selecting the firefox internal filechooser has changed with 2.0 (see bug #228252). Now the new dialog is a usability nightmare. One example is that in the open dialog you have to explicitly enable the textarea in order to be able to just type in a file name. The buttons in the top of the screen representing the different path elements do not look like they represent a path, but rather a set of actions. Even worse is the save dialog. It doesn't even show you the path where something is saved by default, let alone choose it! You have to *explicitly* enable the directory chooser (Browse for other folders) - but why? Is it really so unusual to save something outside the current directory? And why can't I select the save folder from the dropdown menu any longer if I open up the directory chooser? What does the icon next to the path (<) actually do? Other than that I have my typical complaints like the dialog is wasting lots of space, default line distance is too high for the selection box, default font too large, important information like file sizes is hidden, missing icons like for "create folder", no delete or rename functionality (at least I can't find any), but I guess this is due to the minimalistic design issue and at least consistent. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 jpr@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- AssignedTo|bnc-team- |federico@ximian.com |gnome@forge.provo.novell.com| ------- Comment #1 from jpr@novell.com 2006-12-15 07:24 MST ------- Matthias, we know there are some usability issues here, but also: 1) it follows gnome hig and spacing 2) it remembers the state of the location box 3) there is a fate feature request regarding the save dialog default layout -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 ------- Comment #2 from mhopf@novell.com 2006-12-18 07:01 MST ------- Yes, I understand. It's just I wanted to point at various issues I found annoying, because nothing will change if nobody complains :-] It's good to know that there's a fate entry. I would suggest adding this bug report to the fate entry, and/or closing this as LATER. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 sndirsch@novell.com changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |eich@novell.com, sndirsch@novell.com ------- Comment #3 from sndirsch@novell.com 2007-05-12 04:28 MST ------- Egbert, JFYI. Since Matthias or me is in Cc of this bugreport or the reported itself, it might be interesting for you as well. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 ------- Comment #4 from federico@novell.com 2007-05-14 12:25 MST ------- This is somewhat better in 10.3. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug, or are watching someone who is.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 Federico Mena Quintero <federico@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blocks| |338003 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318#c5 Federico Mena Quintero <federico@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component|GNOME |GNOME - Platform OS/Version|Other |openSUSE 10.2 Product|openSUSE 10.2 |openSUSE 11.0 Version|Final |unspecified --- Comment #5 from Federico Mena Quintero <federico@novell.com> 2007-11-08 11:17:48 MST --- Moving to 11.0; setting the Impact:OS to openSUSE 10.2 since that where the bug was filed originally. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 Guy Lunardi <glunardi@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blocks| |355503 -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 User gekker@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318#c6 Gary Ekker <gekker@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Component|GNOME - Platform |GNOME --- Comment #6 from Gary Ekker <gekker@novell.com> 2008-03-26 12:09:57 MST --- Changing to component GNOME. Sorry for the spam. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 User jakub.rusinek@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318#c7 Jakub Rusinek <jakub.rusinek@gmail.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- CC| |jakub.rusinek@gmail.com --- Comment #7 from Jakub Rusinek <jakub.rusinek@gmail.com> 2008-05-29 10:29:37 MDT --- Still actuall? -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 User federico@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318#c8 Federico Mena Quintero <federico@novell.com> changed: What |Removed |Added ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Status|NEW |RESOLVED Resolution| |INVALID --- Comment #8 from Federico Mena Quintero <federico@novell.com> 2008-05-30 11:05:56 MDT --- Not really; this has been split apart into other bugs. I'll close it as invalid. If you find specific issues with the file chooser, please file them as separate bugs :) -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 User jakub.rusinek@gmail.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318#c9 --- Comment #9 from Jakub Rusinek <jakub.rusinek@gmail.com> 2008-05-30 12:47:42 MDT --- I'm just digging through your list of bugs, 'cause many are outdated. I hope you appreciate my "work" :) . -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 User federico@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318#c10 --- Comment #10 from Federico Mena Quintero <federico@novell.com> 2008-05-30 16:49:12 MDT --- Oh, yes, this is very much appreciated! I'm terrible at managing my old bugs. Thanks for going through my list and checking for updates. By "If you find..." I meant a comment to Matthias :) [Matthias, I'll be in the Nuremberg office on June 7-15 --- we can discuss file chooser bugs there.] -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 User mhopf@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318#c11 --- Comment #11 from Matthias Hopf <mhopf@novell.com> 2008-06-02 09:22:29 MDT --- (In reply to comment #10 from Federico Mena Quintero)
Oh, yes, this is very much appreciated! I'm terrible at managing my old bugs. Thanks for going through my list and checking for updates.
By "If you find..." I meant a comment to Matthias :)
Verifying the current state: - The worst usability issues are gone (pressing return on directories jumps to that directory, etc.) - The "Places" bookmarks look like a nice easy-to-use feature - The path Gadgets look more like a path now as they are closer together - The rest of my issues remains. So it's getting better, but IMHO we're still not completely there. Would be bad if we had nothing to do anymore anyways ;) If you want me to comment on the split out bugs, please post the bug numbers.
[Matthias, I'll be in the Nuremberg office on June 7-15 --- we can discuss file chooser bugs there.]
I'd love to. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318 User federico@novell.com added comment https://bugzilla.novell.com/show_bug.cgi?id=228318#c12 --- Comment #12 from Federico Mena Quintero <federico@novell.com> 2008-06-02 18:21:29 MDT --- (In reply to comment #11 from Matthias Hopf)
If you want me to comment on the split out bugs, please post the bug numbers.
Sure. Bug #338003 is the tracker bug for file chooser issues. -- Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email ------- You are receiving this mail because: ------- You are on the CC list for the bug.
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