Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: nautilus
The save dialog box has the irritating habit of not focusing on the file
name area once I have browsed to the location where I would like to save
my document. This is done better in Windows.
There are two main scenarios when saving a document where this behaviour
annoys:
Scanario 1 - Browsing to save location by double-clicking:
1. File -> Save As (to bring up the "Save" dialog box).
2. Double click on the folder in which you would like to save the document.
3. Notice that the focus is now in the folder list area, not on the file name
area.
4. I now have to click in the file name area to be able to name my document.
In Windows, the focus is returned immediately to the file name box once
a folder is double clicked, so the name can be typed and the document
saved in one step.
Scenario 2 - Browsing save location using the keyboard (find as you type):
1. File -> Save As (to bring up the "Save" dialog box).
2. Click on the folder area so that folder names can be typed to find them. Hit
enter to enter desired folder.
3. Within the folder, step 2 can be repeated for subfolders indefinitely.
4. Once the desired location has been reached, the user must use the mouse
click in the file name area to name the file before saving.
In Windows, when using find as you type, although focus is retained by
the folder area when entering a lower folder level (so that you can
browse to another level using the keyboard if desired), jumping to the
file name box is simply a matter of pressing tab ONCE. In Ubuntu, I have
to reverse tab (shift-tab) around 10 times to get back to the file name
box at the top of the screen, or use the mouse - most annoying.
Solutions (copy the Windows behaviour):
1. If a folder is double clicked with the mouse, the focus should jump back to
the file name box.
2. If a folder is entered into by pressing enter (on the keyboard), focus
should remain in the folder area, but the file name box should only be a single
tab away.
I understand that solution 2 is problematic in that tabbing would
ordinarily jump to the next element (usually the "file type" dropdown),
not back to the top of the screen.
** Affects: nautilus (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Tags: nautilus save saveas
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Improve Save As Dialog Box (focus issues)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/387957
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