Dragging folder to a field under linux adds "file://" before the folder

[Richmond Mathewson]

On 09/25/2011 03:34 AM, Matthias Rebbe wrote:
> Hi,
>
> i want to drag a folder into a field to get the path displayed.  I am using the following code	 in the field script:
>
> ON dragEnter
>          IF there is a folder the dragdata["files"]
>      THEN
>          set the dragaction to copy
>      END IF
> END dragEnter
>
> ON dragDrop
>         set the text of me to the dragdata["files"]
> END dragDrop
>
>
> This works fine under Win and Mac OS x. The path is displayed correctly. Under Linux there is "file://" added before the path.
>
> For example the path /home/matthias/desktop becomes file:///home/matthias/desktop
>
> If i do not use any script in the field, the path is displayed correctly without the leading "file://".
> But I need to use a field script, because my original script is doing some adjustments to the path (replace backslash with slash under windows). Is this Linux specific? Or am i doing something wrong?  I know i can solve this with
> "replace "file://" with "" in field ...." , but i would like to know and understand why "file://" is added to the path.

At the risk of sounding moronic; because the object you are dropping, 
results in a file path, and, on Linux all files paths are prefixed with 
"file://". Your file path IS displayed correctly on
Linux, in a Linux fashion.

Anyway, all you need is a wee script to strip out the "file://",.
>
> Regards,
>
> Matthias
>
>
>
>
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