461966 - upload widget doesn't allow typing file name directly

Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 374011

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Dmitry Karasik]

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.3) Gecko/2008092416 Firefox/3.0.3
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-US; rv:1.9.0.3) Gecko/2008092416 Firefox/3.0.3

Standard upload <input type="file"> box is rendered as a disabled input line, which is inconvenient in many places. Before, I could use middle mouse button to
paste complete path into the entry field, now when I click on the input line, it displays the file dialog, where I have to press Ctrl+L, and paste the path there, and then click twice. This is counter-effective. I believe that I should be able to edit the content of the input box, or at least be able to do alternate actions than displaying file dialog.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. create a html file with <input type="file"> and open in firefox
2. select anything using X selection in another program
3. press middle click on the input. Nothing happens.
Actual Results:  
X selection content is not pasted.

Expected Results:  
X selection content is pasted.

Paste X selection content