Re: filesystem restore patch

The point of this suggestion is that this dialog requires a very
specific file. One created by BitPim. So, why allow "all files", when
the application is going to reject any non-zip files anyway?

And if someone did change the extension in order to email it, then
certainly they shouldn't be upset by having to rename the file back to
what the application expects.

However, if it is a standard UI practice to allow "All Files" in
dialogs such as this, then you merely need to change the "Add Images"
dialog to have this option as well, as it is the one I checked against
when making/suggesting this change.

Jerad


On 8/14/06, Roger Binns <[email protected]> wrote:
> Jerad Clark wrote:
> > So, I removed the "All Files" option and have included the appropriate
> > patch.
>  >
> > -        ext="Zip files|*.zip|All Files|*"
> > +        ext="Zip files|*.zip"
>
> I don't understand the point of this,  The dialog will select only files
> with a .zip extension and will only show all files if you explicitly
> select that.  There is no reason that a zip file must have an extension
> of .zip.  In fact since many email systems reject attachments with a zip
> extension as a pathetic form of virus protection, you frequently have to
> rename them to have a different extension.
>
> On Linux and Windows, it is the UI norm to do file choosers this way.
> For example open any program that deals with files and notice how they
> default to their formats but do let you select all files.  Mac does the
> same thing, but the UI to select all files isn't as easily discoverable.
>
> Roger
>
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