elementary
Filechooser default typing action is search instead of rename
What Happened?
When saving a file, typing opens up the search action instead of changing the file name. I guess this makes sense on the open file dialogue, but when saving, most of the time one want to edit the name of the file, not search existing files/folders.
Steps to Reproduce
- Open the native "Save As" dialogue (for example, right click -> save as on this page)
- Start typing to change the name of the file
- The Filechooser starts searching
Expected Behavior
The filename to save should change.
OS Version
6.x (Odin)
Software Version
Latest release (I have run all updates)
Log Output
No response
Hardware Info
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I think this the behaviour of the native Gtk.FileChooserWidget used (the file list gets focus) but could be changed in the elementary FileChooser if that is the majority opinion.
My view on this: Assuming that the the most common intent of using a file chooser is to save a new file, not overwrite an existing file, then naming should be the default. If most people are going to save under a new name, then a big majority of the time they will be using the name field, every time they want to do this. They may only interact with the list part of the time: if they select an existing file, or need to change the directory. Either way, this will happen less frequently than using the name field.
There's a further (potentially related) bug, where after typing a character into the name field the list gets focused again. I haven't been able to replicate this, but maybe it's related to the code used to select the list by default.
I agree that typing the file name should be the default behaviour. Typing whenever a save dialog appears should be about the saving of the file, not searching.
Sorry guys but this is the most disgusting issue i have ever met in the UI world. This should be fixed ASAP.
