I can confirm that behavior of the file-save-as-Dialog for applications like "gnome-btdownload", "scite" and "mousepad" but not in "firefox".
My System: xubuntu feisty (last update: ~2007-03-15) Maybe this might help: When I change a folder in the "Name"-field the first element of the last path appears very short, after that its blank. ** Changed in: gtk+2.0 (Ubuntu) Status: Unconfirmed => Confirmed -- [Feisty] File save dialog delets filename when changing directory https://launchpad.net/bugs/93396 -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs