Default - File select/save GTK dialogs = annoyance
Pasi Kärkkäinen
pasik at iki.fi
Mon Nov 6 09:05:14 UTC 2006
On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 01:57:14PM -0800, spmirowski wrote:
> Hello,
>
> For the last few years, I have been poking around for answers on the new
> GTK dialog issue. (and Firefox bookmarks dialog)
>
> Problem:
>
> It opens in a collapsed fashion and forgets dialog size.
>
> Goal:
>
> Have it open by default so the directory list and the file type open are
> showing and have the overall dialog window larger
> so I don't have to scroll through my drives/bookmarks on the left, etc
> (always too compact).
>
> Why:
>
> 1. I almost never save files in the default location (IE, my home folder)
> 2. The dialog is usually so small that my bookmarks don't even show up
> in the list.
> 3. The file area only lists like 5 1/2 items at a time.
>
> Additional notes:
>
> 1. Same goes for Firefox's bookmark dialog, always want it to be expanded.
> 2. I like the idea of the revamp of the GTK dialogs, but I haven't been
> able to figure out a way to reconfigure
> how they work by default (IE gconf?? /etc? .gtk....?)
> 3. Posted once or twice in the GTK mailing list, no response.
>
> Thanks in advance
>
I have also noticed this, it's really annoying. Same thing happens also in
openoffice.
If somebody knows how to fix it, please tell us.
-- Pasi
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