Subject: Re: Abiword 0.7.11 File Open
From: James Silverton (jim.silverton@erols.com)
Date: Mon Sep 25 2000 - 16:53:52 CDT
David Shochat wrote:
>
> James Silverton wrote:
> >
> > Colin Mattoon wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi:
> > >
> > > Haven't been able to keep up with the mail lately, so perhaps this is
> > > "plowed ground."
> > >
> > > Clicking on "File," and then on "Open," in the drop down menu, causes the
> > > "File Open" screen to appear as it should. However, any attempt to select
> > > a subdirectory merely causes the "File Open" screen to disappear and a new
> > > Abiword screen to start. In other words, "File Open" doesn't distinguish
> > > between directories and files within directories.
> > >
> > > So, for example, if I have two subdirectories under my /home directory,
> > > ie: "/work_docs" and "/personal_docs," and I select the /work_docs
> > > directory, Abiword opens a new document called "work_docs" rather than
> > > displaying the documents within that directory.
> > >
> > > System: Slackware 7.0 with 2.2.14 kernel
> > > Abiword version: abisuite-Linux_0.7.11_i386.static tar.gz
> >
> > Yes, I can confirm the same behavior with the 0.7.11 rpm version
> > installed under SuSE 6.2 and KDE. I used the buttons but got the same
> > result. The only thing that is some help is that the directory does
> > change and, if the open file button is clicked again, you can select a
> > file from the new directory. I don't know if this an old bug since I did
> > not try with 0.7.10 and have overwritten that version.
> >
> I have duplicated this bug with the RedHat, RPM version. However, I
> found that if you double-click the directory, rather than selecting it
> and clicking Open, you will get the correct behavior (i.e. the dialog
> will remain and descend into the directory).
> -- David
Thanks for the information! How on earth did you ever find that out?
Jim.
-- James V. Silverton Potomac, Maryland.
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