GTK File Dialog has seperate focuses for searching and naming, huge paper cut especially when saving.

Bug #487976 reported by The Wind Blows
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Bug Description

The GTK File Dialog tends to get in the way just about every time I want to save a file. I by automatic habit will begin typing the name.
I read previous post on this and am proposing this again as a paper cut that needs more a smooth flow. As the current situation is that when I go to save a file the the file name box is highlighted, but the focus is elsewhere. Thats the first part of the usability issue. The second is I am ready to type the name normally when I'm saving as I am in the directory I need/want to be in.

My simple solution or part to the solution is to fuse the directory list search and file naming.
Yes just in a similar fashion to how web browsers do it.
(Except instead of a popdown menu temporary ABC like order takes place in the directory, or just jump to the most relevant folder/file and allow tabbing through them. )
There is no reason to have a random pop-up text box. It disturbs work flow and most of the time makes me have to redo what I was typing.
So as you type it still searches in a the dialog, but if you type something different its automatically like saving a new file.
No focus is lost, no abilities are lost and the paper cut is handled.

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The Wind Blows (zachanimerulz) wrote :

Additionally I have to say to ensure 100% keyboard navigation Ctrl+Tab should navigate the between places side bar name and directory list along with other buttons and parts of the dialog.

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Vish (vish) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. This particular bug has already been reported and is a duplicate of bug 388289, so it is being marked as such. Please look at the other bug report to see if there is any missing information that you can provide, or to see if there is a workaround for the bug. Additionally, any further discussion regarding the bug should occur in the other report. Please continue to report any other bugs you may find.

Could you add you suggestions to the bug 388289?

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