Red Hat Bugzilla – Bug 121564
open dialog not usable
Last modified: 2007-11-30 17:10:41 EST
Description of problem: I can no longer type file names into the file dialog box or use tab-completion. Steps to Reproduce: 1. Unplug mouse. 2. Run gedit 3. Hit Alt-F O to open a file 4. Type the first few characters of the filename 5. Hit Tab 6. Hit enter. Actual results: The 'All Files / All Text Files' dropdown box opens Expected results: The file should have been opened. Additional Info: This is a fairly serious regression in usability. Being able to type into the dialog box isn't really a dispensable feature.
It seems the normal functionality _does_ exist but is hidden in an easter egg -- try pressing Ctrl-L. That's not really very useful though. It needs to be obvious, and preferably it needs to be in the main dialog box. Even if we can't have tab-completion in the main dialog box without a user preference for it, then we should at least have the text entry box.
This is something that would be discussed/changed on the gnome.org level, not in a Red Hat patch. It's already been talked to death though so I'm not going to file a new upstream bug, you are welcome to. ;-)