Closed
Bug 58336
Opened 24 years ago
Closed 17 years ago
we need a public spec (on mozilla.org) for the XP file picker
Categories
(www.mozilla.org :: General, defect, P3)
Tracking
(Not tracked)
RESOLVED
WONTFIX
People
(Reporter: sspitzer, Unassigned)
References
(Blocks 1 open bug)
Details
(Whiteboard: 40 % complete)
from bug http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=58312 and talking to
bryner, it seems we don't have a spec for the XP file picker.
mpt, this seems like something right up your alley. any interest in working on
a spec?
one request: use screen shots and not ascii art in the spec.
adding other folks to the cc list who are UI spec people (who can offer
suggestions, review the spec, etc.)
Comment 1•24 years ago
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I think a complete spec would be a questionable use of resources at this point
(although if anyone has their heart set on doing it on their own time- knock
yourself out!), but end-user documentation of the existing picker would be good,
as would specification of any needed changes.
Comment 2•24 years ago
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Accepting. I had already started this, at Jag's request.
Sorry, I can't include screenshots in the spec until the spec is implemented, and
it can't be implemented until the spec is complete. So replacement of my ASCII
art with screenshots will have to wait. :-)
Status: NEW → ASSIGNED
QA Contact: nobody → disttsc
Whiteboard: 20 % complete
Updated•24 years ago
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Whiteboard: 20 % complete → 40 % complete
Comment 3•24 years ago
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I am basing my spec on Apple's Navigation Services dialogs
<http://www.thessasource.com/features/navserv.html>, since they seem to be the
most well-designed file pickers currently (runners-up being the file pickers
provided by AmigaDOS's asl.library, Mac OS's Standard File, and Windows 3.1).
Then I am making two sets of changes. Firstly, I am correcting UI design errors
Apple made in Navigation Services (I count four so far). Secondly, I am adjusting
the design so that it is more useful for current typical Linux/Unix users, as
opposed to typical Mac/Windows users -- e.g. allowing direct entry of a directory
path and regexp filter, and allowing customization of which columns are shown in
the file browser.
Any objections?
And one minor question -- in Linux and Unix, is it possible for the filepicker to
be told, or to find out in a non-resource-intensive way, when the contents of a
directory has changed? If so, I'll need to spec behavior which prevents you from
accidentally selecting the wrong item just after the listing updates. And if not,
I'll need to spec ways for the user to order a reload of the listing of the
current directory.
Comment 4•24 years ago
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Well? Any unix programmer here who knows the answer to mpt's question?
Does the kernel (through libc perhaps) provide a way to listen for directory
changes? We could poll every second to see if the current dir's modification
date has changed, but that sounds like a rather ugly hack.
Comment 5•24 years ago
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generally this mechanism is very OS-specific... it would be cool to add it to
the filesystem datasource, but can you design your picker so that it can be used
with and without the presence of such a mechanism?
Ironically, Brendan actually has a software patent on something VERY related.
http://www.delphion.com/details?pn=US05287504__
accepting QA for mozilla developer docs.
some of these bugs have been around for a _long_ time. Reporters, would you
please review the bugs, see if the issues have been resolved, and close bugs
appropriately.
I will do a full review of all bugs not touched in one week (8th April).
Thanks.
</spam>
QA Contact: jag → imajes
Updated•18 years ago
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Component: Mozilla Developer → www.mozilla.org
Product: Documentation → mozilla.org
QA Contact: imajes → www-mozilla-org
Version: unspecified → other
Comment 7•18 years ago
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Eek. Sorry to those who have been waiting in suspense for the past 6.5 years. ;-) I'd completely forgotten about this, and I doubt anyone would use such a spec now anyway. (It's been a long time since I've used any OS without a native filepicker.)
Assignee: mpt → nobody
Status: ASSIGNED → NEW
Comment 8•17 years ago
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Yeah, we've basically moved to native filepickers. Let's call this WONTFIX.
Status: NEW → RESOLVED
Closed: 17 years ago
Resolution: --- → WONTFIX
Assignee | ||
Updated•16 years ago
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Product: mozilla.org → Websites
Assignee | ||
Updated•12 years ago
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Component: www.mozilla.org → General
Product: Websites → www.mozilla.org
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