This is a problem with a *lot* of applications. One work around I've
found (at least for the directory it's currently pointing to when you
begin selecting files) is to go to the browser, interact with it, but
go right first instead of down. This will put on the list of files
in the directory. From there, you can select the file you want.
Other than that, the only luck I've had with such apps, is to select
the new directory (using the above sequence) then ancel the select
file dialog. After that, do whatever it is that brings up the file
selection menu again, and you'll have the new directory you selected
in the previous step in the pop-up box. Then you can once again
navigate the file list of that directory in the same way you did
before. It usually works, but it's kind of a pain to have to cancel
and re-enter the file chooser menu 3-4 times just to get to the
proper directory so you can get at the file you want.
However, it does work (most of the time) and tht's an improvement
over having the app lock-up being perpetually busy.
On Dec 18, 2005, at 2:58 PM, Jacob Schmude wrote:
Hi all
Recently, in a few programs--most notably in audacity and some
older installer packages--I've run across what I'm calling the file
chooser dialog, as I can't think of any other name for it. These
are different from the typical file open dialogs in os X and I'm
having problems navigating them. These dialogs have two buttons
with no labels, which I've come to figure out by trial and error
are the back and forward buttons. A pop-up button is right beside
these two buttons which acts ust like the recent places list in the
file open dialog. Following that are two unknown objects that I
can't even interact with, followed by a browser. It's the browser
that is the most trouble--I was just describing the dialog so it
was clear what I'm referring to. 95% of the time, when I try to
interact with this browser, the application goes into a permanent
busy state and I have to force quit the app. When this doesn't
happen, it will tell me the name of the first file I'm highlighted
on, followed by a message like "row -28003041 of 1". After that,
all I get when navigating through the browser is VO saying "group."
Has anyone found a way to interact with these dialogs effectively?
It seems to be hit or miss, looking around with the VO keys can
sometimes tell me what file I'm and sometimes not. The thing I
really need to figure out though is why the app will go into a
permanent busy state. For those who use audacity, the import audio
dialog is the kind of file browsing dialog to which I refer.
Thanks for any help
