Linux File Chooser Correction

[Bob Warren]

A surprising number of you (to me at least) downloaded Demo Pack #2.01 
of my File and Picture Chooser Widgets for Ubuntu. For that reason, I 
must apologise for the necessity of another small correction.

Line 14 of the _file_chooser.ini (or _picture_chooser.ini) can now 
contain a suggested file name for use in SaveAs functions, so unless the 
operator chooses another file, the selected folder can be used with the 
suggested file name to form the whole path. Previously, the OK button 
was disabled until the operator chose a file name from the rightmost 
column, since the widget only functioned for Load or Open operations. 
Now, changing the selected folder on the left should no longer disable 
the OK button, because the operator does not necessarily need to 
actually select a file at all - he can use the suggested file name (or 
type a new one).

A corrected version of the File Chooser is available at:

http://www.howsoft.com/runrev/downloads/_file_chooser_correction.zip

Just substitute it for the one found in the Demo Pack.
The Picture Chooser does not suffer this problem.

Very soon, the Demo Pack itself will be updated with this correction.

Another refinement I need to introduce soon is perhaps to make it 
impossible for the widgets to carry forward filenames such as "*.*" 
which are perfectly acceptable as suggested filenames in the INI file 
and on widget display.
If this does happen with the current version, all you have to do is to 
capture it with your calling program, and re-show the widget. Not 
elegant, but it might do for now.

The next version of the widgets will allow you to show a pure folder 
chooser if you wish, just by adjusting the values in the INI files**. 
For this, the layout of the File Chooser would be changed. The rightmost 
column (containing file names) would no longer be present: the operator 
would simply navigate to his chosen folder in the tree in the leftmost 
(now only) column, and click on OK. In the case of the Picture Chooser, 
the layout would be exactly the same as it is now (allowing image 
previews of the contents of the selected folders), but only the folder 
path (and not any kind of filename) would be transmitted by the widget 
out to the _picture_chooser_choice.txt .

**Perhaps something as simple as allowing the special word "folder" or 
"*folder" in line 14 of the INI file (where the suggested file name is 
usually specified).

Clear as mud?

Regards to all,
Bob