is LCs answer folder state of the art?

[Bob Sneidar]

It sounds like an OS thing. It isn't often that users are asked to select a folder instead of a file. You can try ask file instead. 

Bob S


> On Mar 13, 2017, at 07:20 , Tiemo Hollmann TB via use-livecode <use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> 
> Hello,
> 
> 
> 
> the user shall select a folder, which includes certain files. When using
> "answer folder" the LiveCode dialog lets select the folder and returns the
> path, but without showing it's content, while navigating. That puzzles
> sometimes my customers, because it looks like the folder is empty and it
> might not be the correct folder.
> 
> I am  not sure, if this behavior of the answer dialog is "standard" at other
> programs and it just looks strange to me, or if there is another approach to
> let the user select a folder while showing it's content? I could workaround
> with "answer file", but that could puzzle again the user, because he can't
> select a folder and must select a file to return from the dialog.
> 
> How is this UI issue handled correctly?
> 
> Tiemo