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Bug 797251 - File choosers have lost the ability to type file names and paths
Summary: File choosers have lost the ability to type file names and paths
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: GnuCash
Classification: Unclassified
Component: User Interface General (show other bugs)
Version: 3.5
Hardware: PC Windows
: Normal normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: ui
QA Contact: ui
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Reported: 2019-05-24 22:37 EDT by hawicz+gnucash
Modified: 2019-05-24 22:37 EDT (History)
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Description hawicz+gnucash 2019-05-24 22:37:36 EDT
I used to be able to type in a file path and name into the file chooser used when opening a gnucash file, or when importing other kinds of files.  I recently installed Gnucash 3.5 and now there's nowhere to type things in, which causes several problems:

* Using network UNC paths is quite difficult
* Cutting and pasting paths can no longer be done
* Even when not pasting a filename, it's far more convenient to type out a known filename than to have to read through a long list of files to find the right one to click on
* More use of the mouse to locate files means more painful wrists

One workaround that I found for some of this is to use a regular Windows explorer window and then drag a file or folder over to Gnucash's file chooser window.  Though that works for e.g. QFX file imports, it's definitely not what I would call a good experience.

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