Re: XForms: file selectors in 0.86

Frank Stefani (EAD-Frank.Stefani@t-online.de)
Tue, 17 Jun 1997 07:40:42 +0200

To subscribers of the xforms list from EAD-Frank.Stefani@t-online.de (Frank Stefani) :

Steve Lamont wrote:
>
> To subscribers of the xforms list from spl@szechuan.ucsd.edu (Steve Lamont) :
>
> > > I think that the first item listed in a file selector
> > > (i.e. ". D" = current directory) is useless. It
> > > just wastes one line of valuable screen real-estate!
> >
> > I disagree! I often create or move files, even with an opened
> > file selector. If I double click an the ". D" I can easily
> > reread the directory contenst, which I find to be very handy.
>
> You can also click "Rescan". That what that button is there for.

I know :-) But I prefer the way e.g. Netscape file selector does it.

Frank.

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