On Fri, Jun 02, 2000 at 11:44:06PM -0300, Jeronimo Pellegrini wrote: > :: On Fri, 2 Jun 2000 19:14:22 -0700, "Eric G . Miller" <egm2@jps.net> said: > > > 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? > > Did you try typing a dot and then <tab>? ;-) > > J.
Yes, but that doesn't negate the fact that the interface is lacking. That functionality is not obvious. The user shouldn't need to read a doc on using a file/open dialog box. One of the purposes of the GUI is to provide visual ques/options/etc. for the user so they don't have to remember all kinds of small arcana and can focus on performing the task at hand. -- ¶ One·should·only·use·the·ASCII·characterset·when·compos » ing·email·messages.
