File Roller extract window always selects a sub-folder if present

amazing powers of observbation m_epling at comcast.net
Mon May 23 05:14:27 UTC 2005


Kyle Pointer wrote:

>On Sun, 2005-05-22 at 18:09 +0000, Jon Escombe wrote:
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>>Have noticed this behaviour in FC4-test File Roller 2.10.0, which wasn't there
>>in 2.8.1
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>>When selecting a location to extract an archive, if there is already a
>>sub-folder in this location, it will be highlighted by default and the archive
>>will be extracted into the sub-folder.
>>
>>For example, if a new user extracts an archive, the extract window will default
>>to the users home folder - but will also have selected the Desktop sub-folder as
>>the destination (as it's the first sub-folder). The only way to extract directly
>>to the home folder is to navigate to /home and hightlight the correct home
>>folder in the file pane.
>>
>>Unless I'm missing the point and this is the desired behaviour?
>>
>>Regards,
>>Jon Escombe.
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>I think that this issue is a GNOME wide issue. Anything that uses
>GNOME's file-selection dialog tends to do this. 
>Eg. When selecting where to save a file in Mozilla Firefox it will
>automagicly select a folder. This is somewhat irritating even if you can
>go in and manually select a folder...
>Its more of a usability thing than a major problem, but it is a PITA.
>-- kyle
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it is a desired effect . you don t have to create a destination folder  
it does this automaticly . its a but in macro ...it saves a step . you 
will get use to it . it is a gnome wide issue and an improvement to the 
desktop




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