Bug 382535

Summary:	Impossible to predefine filters with --getopenfilename
Product:	[Applications] kdialog	Reporter:	Nico Dorn <nicodorn>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Brad Hards <bradh>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	1.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Neon
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Nico Dorn 2017-07-20 12:03:24 UTC

The code below opens the expected dialog window but doesn't set the passed filters. Since it doesn't set any filters, no file can be selected - until one types the filters manually.

I think the bug was introduced with the latest revision of KDE Frameworks, i.e. version 5.36.0.

kdialog --getopenfilename /tmp/ ".tar.gz"

Comment 1 Nico Dorn 2017-07-20 12:12:31 UTC

Pardon me! It must have been introduced with KDE Applications 17.04.3, naturally. :)

Comment 2 Christoph Feck 2017-07-21 11:09:57 UTC

kdialog --getopenfile /tmp/ "Tar File (*.tar.gz)"
is the official glob type syntax and works. I am not sure if your glob without a name and a correct pattern worked because of a bug, or if it was a documented feature.

Comment 3 Nico Dorn 2017-07-21 11:27:53 UTC

Thanks for your answer! That works indeed. It used to work without wildcard. But it's correct to presume it's use.

So I'd say, this is not a bug, but I would like to propse to add another helpline to kdialog --help, since filters can be used for several functions. Something like that:

Arguments:
  [arg]      Arguments - depending on main option
  [filter]   File type filter - usage: "*.xml" or "XML file (*.xml)"