Open
Bug 57385
Opened 24 years ago
Updated 1 month ago
No regexp filter field in open file filepicker
Categories
(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, enhancement, P3)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
NEW
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(Reporter: primorec, Unassigned)
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(2 files, 1 obsolete file)
I am not able to filter ( aka enter file type ) into dialog window during selection of the the file for the attachment
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Comment 1•24 years ago
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Comment 2•24 years ago
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Hmmm. Windows and Mac open-file dialogs don't normally let you enter a custom filetype either. On Windows and X, `file type' is just an alias for `file name extension', and you can enter a wildcard for that into the filename field anyway. Jag, Pavlov -- thoughts?
Comment 3•24 years ago
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Some :-) Assuming we don't want to overload "*.html" in file open mode to open browsers for all files ending in .html, I think we can safely make any input "filename" which matches /\*(\.[^\.]+)?/ add a new filter type ("Custom: *.ext") if we don't have the type already. We could even build and remember a list of custom filter types like this. Cool enhancement, needs mpt loving for a nice spec ;-) cc'ing bryner (don't we already have a bug for this?)
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Comment 4•24 years ago
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Updated•24 years ago
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Summary: can not enter file type into dialog window → Cannot enter file type into dialog window
Comment 5•24 years ago
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Ah, I see think I see what you're getting at now. There's no way, in the filepicker for making attachments, of specifying what the MIME type of the attachment is, so the recipient will be able to open it directly. On Windows you don't need this because the registry maps .extensions to MIME types; on Mac OS you don't need this because (presumably) Mozilla maps filetype codes to MIME types using the helper app prefs. On X you can map extensions to MIME types using the helper app prefs, but (unlike in Windows) you are quite likely to attach a file which doesn't have an .extension, so you need to be able to specify the MIME type yourself. Is that what you meant, Igor?
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Comment 6•24 years ago
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No NO not at all... I do not have any intention to propose any improvement regarding MIME type (... it would be nice ).. I am looking only for the way "how_to_reduce_the_number_of_files" in the dialog window. If the particular directory has more than 100 files, it is very difficult to find the file I want to attach. Please see my previous attachment. ( Igor
Comment 7•24 years ago
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Ah. Finally I understand. :-) Resummarizing. Ok. Assuming we want to do this at all (Hangas, now would be a really good time to speak up), this is how I suggest it should be done ... +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Attach File :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[][]| +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Showing: [all files :^] |Bkmk.||Rcnt.| | | in folder: [/root ] [^] | v|| v| | | +------------------------------+--------------------+--------+-+ | | |Name V |Last modified |Size |=| | | +------------------------------+--------------------+--------+-+ | | ||| 1 | | |A| | | |fi Desktop | | |:| | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Attach File :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[][]| +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Showing: [HTML files :^] |Bkmk.||Rcnt.| | | in folder: [/root ] [^] | v|| v| | | +------------------------------+--------------------+--------+-+ | | |Name V |Last modified |Size |=| | | +------------------------------+--------------------+--------+-+ | | |fi Desktop | | |A| | | ||| summary.html | | |:| | +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Attach File :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::[][]| +------------------------------------------------------------------+ | Showing: [files matching: :^] [*.txt ] |Bkmk.||Rcnt.| | | in folder: [/root ] [^] | v|| v| | | +------------------------------+--------------------+--------+-+ | | |Name V |Last modified |Size |=| | | +------------------------------+--------------------+--------+-+ | | |fi Desktop | | |A| | | ||| toto.txt | | |:| |
Summary: Cannot enter file type into dialog window → No regexp filter field in open file filepicker
Comment 8•23 years ago
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Chaning the qa contact on these bugs to me. MPT will be moving to the owner of this component shortly. I would like to thank him for all his hard work as he moves roles in mozilla.org...Yada, Yada, Yada...
QA Contact: mpt → zach
Comment 10•22 years ago
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Does this seriously want a regexp filter? Or do you mean a glob filter?
Comment 11•22 years ago
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uid is being phased out.
Assignee: mpt → blaker
Severity: normal → enhancement
Component: User Interface Design → XP Apps: GUI Features
QA Contact: zach → paw
Comment 12•21 years ago
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Hi, I'm also missing the filter like it was there in Netscape 4.79. I use mozilla 1.4 on a huge HP-UX network. For instance when I want to pick a file from another unix account that has not been mounted yet by the automounter there is no way that I can browse to the file. The pull down menu "Look in:" will not see all the directories. The mozilla file picker does not take into account that you can be on a unix system with automounting. In Netscape 4.79 I could just enter in the filter field /home/account/*, press Enter and browse along. A glob filter would be sufficient for me. kind regards, Erwin Waterlander
Comment 13•21 years ago
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I think you can type /home/account/user34/ into the (file) input field and it should take you to that directory (assuming our unix file code works with automounting). Does that help?
Comment 14•21 years ago
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Yes, that helps. Thanks for the tip. kind regards,
Updated•20 years ago
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Product: Core → Mozilla Application Suite
Comment 15•19 years ago
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Taking note that we now depend on gtkfilechooser (at least, on X11), I can point this RFE to a very closely-corresponding gnome bug: http://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141153 I have just started spending a couple hours (total newby) in enhancements to gtkfilechooser. I expect to have a "size" column very quickly (as in, patch done tomorrow). I have a GUI question, where on the panel would you like to have the filter entry widget? But please answer on the gnome bug, where other gtk guys can see it.
Comment 16•19 years ago
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> Taking note that we now depend on gtkfilechooser
Only with some versions of GTK, actually. We still ship the XP filepicker, and it's used in a number of cases.
Comment 17•19 years ago
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(In reply to comment #16) > We still ship the XP filepicker, and it's used in a number of cases. Just a paperwork question here: Do we change the 'OS' to 'All', or change to "Windows-XP" if we'll lean on Gnome to modify GTK+, or open a separate bug for the Windows cases, if the XP filepicker doesn't provide for such a filter? In real life, I'm gonna spend today putting a 'file size' column in that GTK+ 'gtkfilechooser'. I made my first ever FLOSS contribution yesterday, gtkfilechooser will now show (and sort) with the modified TIME included as part of the modified DATE. I *might* ultimately be the person who takes on this RFE in GTK+, even though I'm clueless as a 'C' programmer. And aren't you on vacation until Jan 2? DON'T ANSWER THIS ;))
Comment 18•19 years ago
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The XP filepicker is only used on Linux and other Unixes. On Windows the Windows filepicker is used. XP stands for "cross platform", not "Windows XP" in the context of Mozilla code.
Updated•17 years ago
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Assignee: bross2 → guifeatures
QA Contact: pawyskoczka
Comment 19•16 years ago
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Filter "spam" on "guifeatures-nobody-20080610".
Assignee: guifeatures → nobody
QA Contact: guifeatures
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Updated•1 month ago
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