59709 - [RFE] File dialog does not permit editing the subdirectory

Status: VERIFIED INVALID

(SeaMonkey :: UI Design, enhancement, P3)

Description

[Kevin Smathers]

From Bugzilla Helper:
User-Agent: Mozilla/4.74 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.2.12-20 i686)
BuildID:    2000101015

Old navigator used to allow you to edit the directory you were
looking at in the file dialog (I notice it when downloading.)  
Since I tend to hop between different directories and have a 
fairly large number of subdirectories I find it 
easiest to edit the line rather than use the pulldown to hunt
for the directory.

I'd love to see this readded for Mozilla.

Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Go to any URL
2. Right click and select 'Save As...'
3. Notice that the filename dialog doesn't allow you to edit the
   directory; you are required to navigate to the final directory.

Actual Results:  I was unable to modify the directory without navigating to
another 
directory.

Expected Results:  The directory ('Look in:') line should have been editable.

It is a basic Linux box running RH6.1 and Mozilla M18.

Comment 1

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

jag/bryner, either of you know if this bug already exists? couldn't find it
after a couple of queries...

Comment 2

[Viswanath Ramachandran]

alecf says this is a bryner bug. 

Comment 3

[Brian Ryner (not reading)]

You can simply type a directory in the filename textbox, hit Enter, and it
should change to that directory....

Comment 4

[Brian Ryner (not reading)]

closing this as invalid given the easy workaround (and equivalent functionality)

Comment 5

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

mass verification of Invalid bugs: to find all bugspam pertaining to this,
set your search string to "MagaritaLuisaChascarilloAvoidsInvalidBugs".

if you think this particular bug is *still* an open issue, please make sure of
the following before reopening:

a. where relevant, do check that it's actually still a problem with ***recent
trunk builds*** on the all appropriate platform[s]

b. provide clear, compelling reasons why this bug should be considered a valid one.

Comment 6

[Brant Gurganus]

[RFE] is deprecated in favor of severity: enhancement.  They have the same meaning.