On Fri, Jun 02, 2000 at 03:49:58PM -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > On Wed, 31 May 2000, Eric G . Miller wrote: > > > On Wed, May 31, 2000 at 07:46:54PM +1200, John Leget wrote: > > > Yes im aware of ls options but let me repeat for clarity. > > > > > > How do i get GTK/GNOME applications to show me hidden files in their > > > open file dialogue windows. They dont show them whereas ie nedit will > > > list them fine. > > > > > > Is there a system setting to affect this behaviour ?? > > > > It's a missing feature, AFAICT. Sucks doesn't it. > > > > > > I just checked the Gnome utility that looks like Windows Explorer, and you > can configure it to show those hidden files from the settings menu: > > Settings-->Preferences-->File_Display-->Show_Hidden_Files > > > I assume any other Gnome application may have similar preferences.
Actually, the poster was asking about the gtk file open dialog box, which does not give you any options for showing/hiding dot files/dirs. It's a stupid oversight, IMHO. Ever tried to save a palette or texture in GIMP to the .gimp dir? -- ¶ One·should·only·use·the·ASCII·characterset·when·compos » ing·email·messages.
