[Thunar-dev] GtkFileChooser-like UI

[Xiong Jiang]

I'd like to see a way to turn the path buttons into a traditional
input box so that:
one can copy/paste the current path out or new path in with mouse.
This will be very
handy for using together with command line terminals.

To do this we can add a sensitive area (hidden button) on the right
end of path buttons.
When user clicks it, the whole path button becomes the traditional
input box showing the
current path text highlighted. When this input box loses focus, it
turns back into path buttons.

How does this sound?

Sincerely,

> Erik Peterson wrote:
>> Just thought i might add some feedback. from an end user POV.  I am a
>> nerd, just not a programmer.  I have found the GTK file chooser method
>> to be very useful and intuituve.  It is really one of the best
>> implementions for a file chooser I have seen.  Really convientent. 
>> The only two  things _I_ would like added to the mockup, and i know it
>> had been said before, is a location "type in here the path you want"
>> bar or some way to get access to a similar functionality quickly and a
>> filter or search functionality.  The only search / filter
>> functionality available in XFCE, besides at the CLI, is in xffm.  Yes
>> of course I can go to the CLI but it is not ideal.  This time a
>> cleaner way to get to the results would be great too.
>
> For the location "type in here the path you want" thingy, simply press
> Ctrl+L, just like with GtkFileChooser. ;-)
>
> For the search question: I've already mentioned this quite often, that
> its important for Thunar to provide a good query-interface.
>
>> Thank you all for your work, good luck.
>> Erik.
>
> greets,
> Benedikt