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I found this annoying bug in OS X. Steps to reproduce:
- Open any GUI text editor.
- Create a new buffer.
Cmd+Shift+Sto bring up the "Save file" dialog.- Start typing the filepath to save to. Anything with a
~or a/in it.
Expected behavior: I am allowed to type.
Actual behavior: As soon as I type a ~ or / character, I get an annoying pop-up saying "Go to the folder".
Is there a way to fix this bug, or work around it so that I can type filepaths without the UI getting in my way?
jameshfisher
Posted 2014-09-20T11:31:52.123
Reputation: 1 019
It's not a bug, it's a feature. A faster way would be to have the folder you want to save to visible & just drag it to the save dialog. – Tetsujin – 2014-09-20T11:57:30.330
@Tetsujin anything that stops me getting stuff done while providing no benefits is a bug. By that measure, this is certainly a bug. – jameshfisher – 2014-09-20T16:10:37.817
@Tetsujin I can understand what he means as you can not set the file-extension and you have to hit return twice. But I don't see it as a bug either as it's a graphical way in a graphical UI. If you want to do it plainly with keyboard-solutions you might have to use a few more keys than in some other operating systems..... – heiglandreas – 2014-09-20T17:45:03.977
I understand what you both mean, no issues. I still think the fastest way is to drag the intended folder to the file-picker [or use Default Folder, which I do, but that's a paid util] – Tetsujin – 2014-09-20T18:12:48.267
@heiglandreas @Tetsujin there's some confusion here: "graphical" vs "textual" UI is orthogonal to whether I am able to type in a literal filepath. If I have a filepath on the clipboard, it should be no more than
Cmd+Shift+S,Cmd+V,Return. Anything more than that and the user interface has a bug. I should add that the equivalent bug exists for the "Open File" dialog. – jameshfisher – 2014-09-20T18:27:42.797