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  1. JDK
  2. JDK-4322989

Need Directory Chooser dialog

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    • CPU:
      generic, x86
    • OS:
      generic, windows_xp

      Description

      There are often cases where users are required to select a directory. Currently this functionality is supported using a customized version of the file chooser dialog. This is problematic because the appearance and behavior of the dialog do not make it clear that the thing to be selected is a directory, not a file.
      For example the File Name and File Type fields are still visible. Also if the user double-clicks and opens the directory that they want the dialog will not close - they must move up a level in the hierarchy and select the directory when it is in the list.
      This has caused a great deal of confusion in usability tests of the J2EE deploytool.

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          Enhancement - null JDK-4422395 Add a component dedicated to directory choosing and browsing

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed

          Enhancement - null JDK-5105842 JFileChooser - improvement of directory browsing

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Closed
          relates to

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-6207989 JFileChooser setFileSelectionMode() usability issue

          • P2 - Crashes, loss of data, severe memory leak.
          • Resolved

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-4239219 JFileChooser in directory mode requires you to be in parent dir of dir to select

          • P4 - Minor loss of function, or other problem where easy workaround is present.
          • Resolved

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-5069423 JFileChooser ignores FILES_AND_DIRECTORIES on GTK and Motif

          • P3 - Major loss of function.
          • Closed

          Bug - A problem which impairs or prevents the functions of the product. JDK-4789491 JFileChooser, how to make it select directories?

          • P3 - Major loss of function.
          • Resolved

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              duke J. Duke (Inactive)
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