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Re: Enhancement request - File dialogs
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lugnet.cad.mlcad
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Thu, 11 Apr 2002 04:42:01 GMT
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I'll take that into the wishlist. The dialog currently used is standard
windows .. if I haven't overseen something that's all it can do. But
generating a new one might not be so hard ...
I'll have a look.
Michael
"Larry Pieniazek" <lpieniazek@mercator.com> wrote in message
news:GuD4B0.8Kq@lugnet.com...
> I think the File dialogs could benefit from some improvement in how path • is
> determined. This applies to at least export model and export submodels (in
> Multipart mode)
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> Both default to the root of the C drive and don't remember last filepath
> selected. Both use a dialog where you walk down the tree. Export model • shows
> you the old/current path but doesn't let you change it in the text box, • and
> the tree walk starts at root instead of what the old path showing is.
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> I think moving to the added capability of being able to cut/paste or
> directly type file paths in via a text entry box (see, for example how
> winzip does it in extract mode) would be helpful. I use deeply nested dirs
> and it is fairly tedious to have to walk down each time.
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> ++Lar
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| (...) Before you write one from scratch, try using the file save dialog to do directory selection. It's a common trick. The file save dialog has more features, including a pastein path bar, and you just check what's returned to make sure it's a (...) (22 years ago, 11-Apr-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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| I think the File dialogs could benefit from some improvement in how path is determined. This applies to at least export model and export submodels (in Multipart mode) Both default to the root of the C drive and don't remember last filepath selected. (...) (22 years ago, 10-Apr-02, to lugnet.cad.mlcad)
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