Public bug reported:

Hello.

In your application, you choose to separate the background image
selection in two parts: first selecting a directory and then selecting
the file.  The directory selection does not make any change, only the
file selection does.

This is IMHO confusing, particularly when a regular random change of the
background image is asked.  In that case, the file selection is not (so)
important.

I think you should add a popup dialog, when a new directory is selected
but no file chosen, as this leads to information loss, saying something
like: "Directory change will only be taken into account if you choose a
file. Do you want to cancel directory selection or choose a file?"

It took me twice about half an hour to understand your application's
behaviour, as I only need to use it every two years, when I upgrade from
a distribution to the next.  Adding this popup would be a great help for
me, and certainly for other users also.  I may even do it myself, if you
tell me where in your code file selection is done (this could be done in
about 15 minutes, I guess).

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: xfdesktop4 4.12.3-2ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-79.100-generic 4.4.67
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-79-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.6
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: XFCE
Date: Mon Jun 19 08:18:10 2017
InstallationDate: Installed on 2013-07-29 (1420 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Xubuntu 13.04 "Raring Ringtail" - Release amd64 (20130423.1)
SourcePackage: xfdesktop4
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2016-07-30 (323 days ago)

** Affects: xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New


** Tags: amd64 apport-bug xenial

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  Directory/file selection not clear

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