[Bug 354380] Re: attach file dialog does not allow filter by file type

[John Vivirito]

On 04/03/2009 08:32 AM, manu wrote:
> This has nothing to do with nautilus (I don't know what nautilus can or
> can't do).
> 
> The problem is the gtk file dialog is very limited. In thunderbird,
> there is only one filter available (All files) which cannot be changed
> by the user. The user cannot sort by extension or by "File type". The
> user cannot search by part of the filename (e.g., "jpg"). In my user
> case above, the user will have to change to other application to find
> the desired file and then either drag&drop or write down the name of the
> file and search.
> 
> Another usercase: the user only wants to attach images in a directory
> with various types of files and similar names. It gets much worse if the
> files have very long names (so one cannot see the extension).
> 
The one I'm thinking of is not #78510 but is related only to thunderbird

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Sincerely Yours,
    John Vivirito

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attach file dialog does not allow filter by file type
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