Bug 207750

Summary:	Option to leave keyboard focus in Filename field when changing folders in open/save Dialogue
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kio	Reporter:	Dotan Cohen <kde-2011.08>
Component:	Open/save dialogs	Assignee:	David Faure <faure>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	a.samirh78, bugseforuns, doktor5000, finex, kdelibs-bugs, nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	junior-jobs, usability
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Unspecified
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Description Dotan Cohen 2009-09-18 02:43:28 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.3.1)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

Often when saving a file (such as text file created in Kate) one must navigate to a different folder for saving. If the user clicks on a Places folder, then please leave the keyboard focus on the Filename field, so that the user can start to immediately type the desired filename after selecting the folder.

Thanks.

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2018-04-13 15:16:27 UTC

Here's the issue: both the file/folder view as well as the filename field are useful when they have keyboard focus. If the keyboard focus always stayed in the filename field, then you couldn't use the arrow keys to navigate the file/folder view, nor 

However, perhaps these functions are of reduced importance in the Save dialog compared to the open dialog, and it might be worth it. Or perhaps focus should switch to the filename field as soon as the user starts typing, with this behavior  being user-selectable via the Settings menu. That way you could still use the arrow keys to navigate the file/folder list until the moment when you start typing.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2018-04-13 16:49:03 UTC

*** Bug 280628 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Ahmad Samir 2021-07-24 08:25:32 UTC

I'd say this is a wontfix, the view having focus is useful as you can select dirs/files using the keyboard, just like any item view, when you start typing, it goes to the first file/folder with a name starting with the types letters.

Comment 4 Bug Janitor Service 2021-08-08 04:36:02 UTC

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Comment 5 Bug Janitor Service 2021-08-23 04:36:32 UTC

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
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