[Bug 1095115] [NEW] RFE: add a new File debconf template type

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Public bug reported:

This would be nice so that users could use the system filechooser on graphical mode, and have tab completion on text mode, rather than writing a freeform string.
The 'file doesn't exist yet' usecase should be usable, too, so i guess GUI mode still needs a text field, but most filechoosers have those (haven't seen one without yet on linux).

A simple validation that the thing is indeed a validfile name would be
nice too.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
Package: debconf 1.5.46ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1
Uname: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
Architecture: amd64
Date: Tue Jan  1 19:34:08 2013
InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-12-25 (372 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
MarkForUpload: True
PackageArchitecture: all
SourcePackage: debconf
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-20 (73 days ago)

** Affects: debconf (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal

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Title:
  RFE: add a new File debconf template type

Status in “debconf” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  This would be nice so that users could use the system filechooser on graphical mode, and have tab completion on text mode, rather than writing a freeform string.
  The 'file doesn't exist yet' usecase should be usable, too, so i guess GUI mode still needs a text field, but most filechoosers have those (haven't seen one without yet on linux).

  A simple validation that the thing is indeed a validfile name would be
  nice too.

  ProblemType: Bug
  DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10
  Package: debconf 1.5.46ubuntu1
  ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-21.32-generic 3.5.7.1
  Uname: Linux 3.5.0-21-generic x86_64
  NonfreeKernelModules: fglrx
  ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu9
  Architecture: amd64
  Date: Tue Jan  1 19:34:08 2013
  InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-12-25 (372 days ago)
  InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012)
  MarkForUpload: True
  PackageArchitecture: all
  SourcePackage: debconf
  UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-10-20 (73 days ago)

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