Just found that there is also a setting for the gnome file upload dialogue, so that path can be entered as text on default, not requiring the user to press ctrl-l: In dconf-editor, set org->gtk->file- chooser->location mode to "filename entry".
** Package changed: firefox (Ubuntu) => gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: gtk+3.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Confirmed => Opinion -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Desktop Packages, which is subscribed to firefox in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1614100 Title: Upload dialog in Firefox does not have an address bar any more for entering pathes Status in gtk+3.0 package in Ubuntu: Opinion Bug description: Since recently, the upload menu in Firefox allows only for browsing. Thus, instead of simply entering the directory on the keyboard or copying the pwd from the command line, I have to click myself through the directory tree like a monkey. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/gtk+3.0/+bug/1614100/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages Post to : desktop-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~desktop-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp