Bug 332034

Summary:	Ability to push one (and only one) directory in the top of the places widget of KFileDialog
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kio	Reporter:	Jaime Torres <jtamate>
Component:	general	Assignee:	David Faure <faure>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
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Description Jaime Torres 2014-03-11 16:20:19 UTC

For example, when opening a file in some programs you wish to open an already created demo file, in some programs you have to close the file dialog and use a new menu entry, in others you are no lucky at all and you have to search them.
Also, for some programs that allow to choose the sounds files, they start in the local sound folders, but if you want another sound, one that you have listened several time in KDE SC programs, you are no lucky at all and you have to search them.
Allowing to push one, and only one (to not displace too much user places), directory in the top of the places widget, those problems can be solved in a visible way. I think it is already possible to populate the history of directories in the dialog, but that is not discoverable.


Reproducible: Always

Actual Results:  
the places widget shows:
Home
Network
Root
Trash
.....

Expected Results:  
the places widget shows:
Other Sound files (for example)
Home
Network
Root
Trash

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2014-03-11 22:05:07 UTC

You can already freely rearrange entries in the places panel (via drag and drop). Is this a request for an API addition, so that applications can dynamically add an extra entry?

Comment 2 Jaime Torres 2014-03-12 08:02:56 UTC

Yes, sorry for the bad description. It is a request for an API addition, so that applications can dynamically add an extra entry that will disapear after the dialog is closed.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2018-05-31 18:46:14 UTC

I think we have an existing method for users to set this up themselves without  requiring any code changes for frameworks or KDE apps  (and it will also work in non-KDE apps too):

Add the desired folder to the places panel, then right-click on it, click edit, and check "only show when using this application (<app name>)".

Do you think that would be sufficient for your needs?

Comment 4 Jaime Torres 2018-06-01 07:02:25 UTC

After the cleanup of the places widget and a lot of changes in the applications, this is not needed anymore.