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Re: [platform-swt-dev] filedialog or directorydialog - open either a file or a directory 
FYI, a request for this feature has already been made... and the bug was 
closed as wontfix.
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=88676

FYA, I implemented a FileAndDirectoryDialog long ago (in another life, and 
in another language <grin>), and I'll tell you, the GUI was bizzarre.
For example, if the user selects a directory in the list and then types 
"Enter", does the dialog navigate into the directory, or return it?
Do you allow multiple return values of different types, i.e. a whole list 
of files and/or directories?
What happens when the user types directory/.. and then clicks OK? Or types 
Enter?
Can OK and Enter behave differently, or always the same?
The dialog sometimes behaved in a way that users did not expect, often 
depending on whether the list or the text field had focus.
So perhaps that is partly why platforms seem reluctant to implement such a 
beast... <grin>

Carolyn




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No, this is not currently supported.  If you like you can log a Feature 
Request with SWT for this at 
https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/enter_bug.cgi?product=Platform&bug_severity=enhancement 
, but I don't know if a native implementation of this is available on all 
of the platforms (if not then this is not likely to be implemented). 

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hi,
I would like to know if it's possible to select either a directory or a
file from the same file/directorydialog (or why not, both at same time)

thanks in advance

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