Ubuntu
gtk+2.0 package

gtkfilechooser should support wildcard filtering in location field

Bug #503694 reported by jamie
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This bug affects 2 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
GTK+
Won't Fix
Wishlist
One Hundred Papercuts
Invalid
Undecided
Unassigned
gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu)
Triaged
Wishlist
Ubuntu Desktop Bugs

Bug Description

When opening a file using the File Open Dialog, there may be potentially hundreds of files of the same type to choose from (e.g. open office documents). The current File Open Dialog provides no quick mechanism to filter out the files that you're looking for.

Say you know that the file begins with "christmas". You should be able to enter the wildcard "christmas*" in the location field and the file list should only shows those files that begin with christmas. This would help users find files quickly without having to step through hundreds of files.

In short, the location field of the File Open Dialog should support the entry of wildcards such that it filter out the files that match the wildcard.

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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote :

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.

Changed in gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
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Pedro Villavicencio (pedro) wrote :

Known upstream , you can track it here: https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=141153

Changed in gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: Incomplete → Triaged
summary: - file open dialog should support wildcard filtering in location field
+ gtkfilechooser should support wildcard filtering in location field
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Omer Akram (om26er) wrote :

Thank you for bringing this bug to our attention. However, a paper cut should be a small usability issue , in the default Ubuntu 9.10 install , that affects many people and is quick and easy to fix. So this bug can't be addressed as part of the project.

Its a new feature that doesnot exist in the app

For further info about papercuts criteria , pls read > https://wiki.ubuntu.com/PaperCut

Don't worry though, This bug has been marked as "invalid" ONLY in the papercuts project.

Changed in hundredpapercuts:
status: New → Invalid
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gtk:
importance: Unknown → Wishlist
status: Unknown → Confirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in gtk:
status: Confirmed → Won't Fix
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