Comments on: File Choosing Widgets http://mjtsai.com/blog/2003/08/10/file_choosing_widgets/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:47:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: ginchy http://mjtsai.com/blog/2003/08/10/file_choosing_widgets/#comment-367 ginchy Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 /?p=594#comment-367 No Text Field or PopUp. Combo Box with typeahead and remembering recent choices. You can do this in both Carbon and Cocoa as of 10.2. No Text Field or PopUp. Combo Box with typeahead and remembering recent choices. You can do this in both Carbon and Cocoa as of 10.2.

]]> By: ginchy again http://mjtsai.com/blog/2003/08/10/file_choosing_widgets/#comment-368 ginchy again Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 /?p=594#comment-368 Also, regarding validation: just put a tiny warning icon with the text "File[or directory] not found" next to or underneath the combobox. Then don't enable the "OK" button until the user fixes it. Simple and unobtrusive. Also, regarding validation: just put a tiny warning icon with the text "File[or directory] not found" next to or underneath the combobox. Then don't enable the "OK" button until the user fixes it. Simple and unobtrusive.

]]> By: Michael McCracken http://mjtsai.com/blog/2003/08/10/file_choosing_widgets/#comment-369 Michael McCracken Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 /?p=594#comment-369 About validation: I'm beginning to think that if there's space for it, the file icon could be used as validation - for choosing a file that should already exist. If the path is correct, it shows its icon, if not, perhaps a warning icon or nothing at all. This also gives a better cue for dragging to/from, since you're dragging an icon onto an icon instead of onto a text field, which seems unnatural. About validation: I'm beginning to think that if there's space for it, the file icon could be used as validation - for choosing a file that should already exist. If the path is correct, it shows its icon, if not, perhaps a warning icon or nothing at all.
This also gives a better cue for dragging to/from, since you're dragging an icon onto an icon instead of onto a text field, which seems unnatural.

]]> By: François http://mjtsai.com/blog/2003/08/10/file_choosing_widgets/#comment-370 François Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 +0000 /?p=594#comment-370 The editable text field should behave like the tcsh shell in the Terminal, i.e. you start typing the first letters of a file or folder name, press the Tab key and let the system complete the path when it can guess the right choice. May conflict with existing use of the Tab key in dialogs, though. The editable text field should behave like the tcsh shell in the Terminal, i.e. you start typing the first letters of a file or folder name, press the Tab key and let the system complete the path when it can guess the right choice.

May conflict with existing use of the Tab key in dialogs, though.

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