[ALUG] Re: Re: Re: Horrible file browser - how can I change it?

[Rob Page]

Hi Chris,

Ctrl-l in those dialogues should bring up a text box to type/paste into.

Rob.

On 18/02/07, Eur Ing Chris Green <cl at isbd.net> wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 17, 2007 at 07:59:13PM +0000, Ian bell wrote:
> > Eur Ing Chris Green wrote:
> > >
> > >I don't care all that much what it looks like, it's the rubbish way it
> > >works that I object to!
> > >
> > >Both Mozilla and Seamonkey give me the same file chooser.
> > >
> >
> > Sorry, could have sworn you said it was ugly. What's wrong with how it
> > works?
> >
> Well for starters if I happen to know the file I want to load (i.e. I
> have it in the cut buffer from somewhere) there's nowhere to enter a
> file name, I have to go clicky, clicky, clicky directory by directory
> all the way there.
>
> ... and I don't find the way it's presented easy to understand either,
> every time I use it I end up going up and down directories a few times
> before I understand what's going on.  A visual representation of the
> directory tree structure would help no end.
>
> ... and I don't have *anything* in Desktop so I can do without that
> being permanently there thank you.
>
> --
> Chris Green
>
> _______________________________________________
> main at lists.alug.org.uk
> http://www.alug.org.uk/
> http://lists.alug.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/main
> Unsubscribe?  See message headers or the web site above!
>