FC4 - File selection dialog question

[Paul Howarth]

Robin Laing wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> I finally have FC4 installed and running but I have come across one 
> major headache.  It may be gnome related so I will have to check the 
> gnome site as I hope for an answer.
> 
> I go to open a file or change a setting but I don't have the ability to 
> type in the file location and only access to point and click.
> 
> In some cases, I have ".name" directories setup and I need to get access 
> to them but I don't have the ability and I don't want the default 
> installation to display them.
> 
> Also, for many tasks, typing in the location is much quicker that point 
> and click through a whole list of displays.
> 
> How can I configure the file load/save dialogs to allow me to type in 
> the paths/file names.  This is presently affecting my usage of FC4 as I 
> cannot access the files I need to.

Try pressing Ctrl-L when you get the file selection dialog.

Paul.