Bug 453000

Summary: You can't search for files by selecting a file in KDialog's directory view and typing out the name
Product: [Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kio Reporter: redashesyellowflowers
Component: Open/save dialogsAssignee: KIO Bugs <kio-bugs-null>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: wishlist CC: kdelibs-bugs, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Fedora RPMs   
OS: Linux   
Latest Commit: Version Fixed In:

Description redashesyellowflowers 2022-04-25 16:40:43 UTC
SUMMARY
***
Occasionally, when you're downloading a file, you will need to consult another file before saving. In Windows KDialog analogue (and in Dolphin), you can select a file in the Directory Contents view and start typing out the name of the file you want to view. Windows Save Dialog and Dolphin will switch active focus to the file that matches this name. KDialog does not.

Not sure if this is bug fix or feature request.
***


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Browser, save a file. 
2. In KDialog, go to a folder with quite a few files. 
3. Select one of the files and starting type out the name of the file you want to consult.

OBSERVED RESULT
In KDialog, nothing happens. The file you want is not selected. Active focus does not shift to this file. You can't consult it with manually searching the folder, which becomes difficult if it's got thousands or more files in there.


EXPECTED RESULT

It is expected that when you switch focus to Active Directory, and type the name of the file you want, it  you gets selected, scrolled to and made visually available for you to inspect in KDialog, just as it is in Windows and Dolphin.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows: 
macOS: 
Linux/KDE Plasma: KDE Neon 20.04; Fedora 35

[Fedora KDE 35 Version Numbers Below]
KDE Plasma Version: 5.24.4
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.91.0
Qt Version: 5.15.2

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2022-04-25 18:51:59 UTC
All of these bugs about the open/save dialogs need to be filed against `frameworks-kio | open/save dialogs` Can you do that fur any further bug reports or feature requests? Thanks!

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 164594 ***
Comment 2 redashesyellowflowers 2022-04-25 21:23:41 UTC
Yes, I can do that. Thanks for a prompt response!