How do I get the new file selector to show hidden files, or at least to open them.
Maynard Kuona wrote:
How do I get the new file selector to show hidden files, or at least to open them.
Was this ever answered? I have been beating myself up for a couple hours, trying to fall into the secret after finding no answers on this list. Having to open a terminal, do an ls -a, copy a file name and paste it into the mozilla or konqueror or whatever open dialogue box is beyond unacceptable. Is there a global option lurking about somewhere?
FC3 Final, KDE 3.3.0-5 Red Hat
On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 21:43 -0600, Robert wrote:
Maynard Kuona wrote:
How do I get the new file selector to show hidden files, or at least to open them.
Was this ever answered? I have been beating myself up for a couple hours, trying to fall into the secret after finding no answers on this list. Having to open a terminal, do an ls -a, copy a file name and paste it into the mozilla or konqueror or whatever open dialogue box is beyond unacceptable. Is there a global option lurking about somewhere?
FC3 Final, KDE 3.3.0-5 Red Hat
Right click in the right hand folder listing window. You will get a menu item to display the hidden files. Click it.
HTH,
Marc Schwartz
Marc Schwartz wrote:
On Wed, 2004-11-10 at 21:43 -0600, Robert wrote:
Maynard Kuona wrote:
How do I get the new file selector to show hidden files, or at least to open them.
Was this ever answered? I have been beating myself up for a couple hours, trying to fall into the secret after finding no answers on this list. Having to open a terminal, do an ls -a, copy a file name and paste it into the mozilla or konqueror or whatever open dialogue box is beyond unacceptable. Is there a global option lurking about somewhere?
FC3 Final, KDE 3.3.0-5 Red Hat
Right click in the right hand folder listing window. You will get a menu item to display the hidden files. Click it.
HTH,
Marc Schwartz
Thanks, Marc. I knew it was simple. Seems that the really elusive ones always are.
right click in the file listing part of the window :)
/ds
Robert wrote:
Maynard Kuona wrote:
How do I get the new file selector to show hidden files, or at least to open them.
Was this ever answered? I have been beating myself up for a couple hours, trying to fall into the secret after finding no answers on this list. Having to open a terminal, do an ls -a, copy a file name and paste it into the mozilla or konqueror or whatever open dialogue box is beyond unacceptable. Is there a global option lurking about somewhere?
FC3 Final, KDE 3.3.0-5 Red Hat
right click in the file listing part of the window :)
/ds
Robert wrote:
Maynard Kuona wrote:
How do I get the new file selector to show hidden files, or at least to open them.
Was this ever answered? I have been beating myself up for a couple hours, trying to fall into the secret after finding no answers on this list. Having to open a terminal, do an ls -a, copy a file name and paste it into the mozilla or konqueror or whatever open dialogue box is beyond unacceptable. Is there a global option lurking about somewhere?
FC3 Final, KDE 3.3.0-5 Red Hat
On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 14:54 +0100, D. Stolte wrote:
right click in the file listing part of the window :)
/ds
It is such a bummer when features are hidden behind right-click menus. Makes the interface harder to use.
This is why apple ships with single button mouse. Developers know that any right-click features have to also be in a menu or configuration dialog.
Will Backman wrote:
On Thu, 2004-11-11 at 14:54 +0100, D. Stolte wrote:
right click in the file listing part of the window :)
/ds
It is such a bummer when features are hidden behind right-click menus. Makes the interface harder to use.
Personally I think some things should be intuitive but at the same time education is required. I've been using PC's since I was 12 or 13, and it did not take me long to learn that many things can be accessed through a right click, and it became the second, or first thing to try. I personaly do not feel that "hiding" some thing behind right clicks makes it harder to use, and I would rather the interface was not cluttered up.
This is why apple ships with single button mouse. Developers know that any right-click features have to also be in a menu or configuration dialog.
I like the interface where right clicking on files, or Cell's in Calc, or highlighted words in Write, or Links in firefox, or emails in evolution (should I go on with the or's?) gives a context menu and additional options. A user is greeted with this in all of the applications they use, I don't see why it should not be the same in the drop down list.
However, that being said, it may be advantagous to have some thing like "show hidden files" and a check box, that has it stated remembered for certain directories (I would almost never want it in ~/).
Well just my breif, garbled thoughts.
Doug
Robert wrote:
Maynard Kuona wrote:
How do I get the new file selector to show hidden files, or at least to open them.
Was this ever answered? I have been beating myself up for a couple hours, trying to fall into the secret after finding no answers on this list. Having to open a terminal, do an ls -a, copy a file name and paste it into the mozilla or konqueror or whatever open dialogue box is beyond unacceptable. Is there a global option lurking about somewhere?
FC3 Final, KDE 3.3.0-5 Red Hat
Right-click on the file/folder list and click on "Show hidden files".
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