Print to file folder chooser dialog creates folders with "Open" button
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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GTK+ |
Fix Released
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Medium
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gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu) |
Fix Released
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Low
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
In at least two apps where a filename is entered along with a drop-down directory chooser with an "other" option, the dialog to choose the "other" directory will unintentionally create new directories.
gnome-print (?):
1. Start Gedit (or Firefox, etc.).
2. File-->Print...
3. Select "Print to File" under the Printers column.
4. "Save in folder" drop-down --> "Other..."
5. Type "TEST" in the Location.
6. Click "Open" or press Enter.
7. BUG: A folder called "TEST" is created and the folder choosing dialog is closed, with "TEST" selected.
gnome-utils (?):
1. Start Take Screenshot (Apps--
2. Continue at #4, above.
Since my intention is something like a "save as" operation, and the dialog looks like a save-as dialog, I often type the filename that I want to use, and press enter. But then a directory is created with the filename that I want to use. Very annoying because now I have to find that directory and delete it.
To fix this, I have a couple of ideas/suggestions:
* Utilize a dedicated directory chooser dialog (is there one for Gnome, as in MS Windows?), or
* When a filename is entered in this "other" chooser, the filename in the original dialog (e.g. print-to-file, or Screenshot save preview) should be set to it, and the "save in folder" should also be adjusted to the folder that was open in the dialog.
* Fixing the current chooser dialog so it only creates folders when "Create Folder" button is pressed, or
* Separate the location+filename selection such as the "Save As..." dialog to a separate stage in the print-to-file process, or
* Adjust the print-to-file dialog in some way I don't know yet.
Ubuntu 9.04
Gnome 2.26.1
Gedit 2.26.1
Firefox 3.0.13
Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu): | |
importance: | Undecided → Low |
Changed in gtk: | |
importance: | Unknown → Medium |
status: | Unknown → Confirmed |
Changed in gtk: | |
status: | Confirmed → Fix Released |
Changed in gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu): | |
status: | Fix Committed → Fix Released |
Not sure if this is still an issue only have redhat with Gnome 2.16 to test on at the moment and the dialog box does not let you enter a name.
Needs to be testing in Ubuntu 12.04, for now just reassigning to the correct package.