1151096 - can't add a hidden file in a new mail

Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME

(Thunderbird :: Message Compose Window, defect)

Description

[David VANTYGHEM]

Attachment: bug Joindre un fichier caché.png

User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Ubuntu; Linux x86_64; rv:37.0) Gecko/20100101 Firefox/37.0
Build ID: 20150328224110

Steps to reproduce:

I write a new mail and I want to join a hidden file (the file is beginning with a dot).


Actual results:

The windows that opens shows only normal files, not hidden files that begin with a .
So, I can't join a hidden file with my mail.


Expected results:

The windows should show all files, including hidden files.

Comment 1

[rsx11m]

That dialog is produced by the GTK2 library, but may need tweaking with parameters to make the "dot" files accessible. Do you see this in other Open/Save dialogs as well or is any of them different?

As a workaround, just typing in the file name with a leading dot should allow you to access the file.

Comment 2

[David VANTYGHEM]

No, the window permits only to choice a file, not to write its name.

Comment 3

[Richard Marti (:Paenglab)]

You can try using the built in file picker: go to Edit/Properties then Advanced/General, here click on "Config Editor...", confirm the warning and enter in search field "ui.allow_platform_file_picker" without quotes. Double click the line, it should change from true to false. Now try again to attach your file.

Comment 4

[David VANTYGHEM]

This method works but is not a solution for a normal user.
Is it a problem with MATE/CAJA ? Should I report this bug to MATE bugtracker ?

Comment 5

[Richard Marti (:Paenglab)]

Yes, Thunderbird can't persuade the system picker. On Ubuntu I can select a hidden file with typing a "." in the text field and then choosing the file. Best would be to open a bug at the distribution.

I close this bug as "Works For Me" as it works on other distributions and with the workaround.

Comment 6

[David VANTYGHEM]

Works now, with right-click on files or with CTRL-H.