filechooser

FileChooser to select a directory, not a file

My code processes all the files in a folder on a Windows box. I want to offer the user (who happens to also be me) the option to select the folder to be processed, using the standard File Chooser dialog. I am trying to use the GetOpenFileName function to make this happen. (I am actually calling it from Python via pywin32, but that shoul...

Using the OSX file chooser for a newProjectFilechooser JAVA

We have been using JFileChoosers with quaqua LAF on the mac but I need to migrate our file choosers to the native mac filechoosers (I know its going to ruin portability but this is what people want). There were to main file choosers I needed to port the openProjectFileChooser just needed to select a file to be opened and this was no pr...

Using a FileDialog to choose a file of a certain extension

I am trying to use a FileDialog file chooser because I really need java app to have the native apple file chooser (I know we all hate hate the lack of portability but this is what I need). I am trying to make my file chooser allow the user to pick files that end with .ws. Here is what I tried: FileDialog fd = new ...

Can AWT file choosers not access Aliases in OSX?

I need to use AWT file choosers for my java app because we want to give users the native mac file chooser. Yes I know abut quaqua and we use it, but it does not use the native file chooser and mac users do not like it. The file chooser I am currently worried about sets the global propery: System.setProperty("apple.awt.fileDialogForDir...

How to set gtk file chooser button default to user's home folder

I've got a gtk file chooser button on my application I am writing in c# using Mono Develop. I would like to set the file chooser's default location to the users' home directory regardless of what user is running it. I've tried the ~/ short cut - fchFolder1.SetCurrentFolder("~/"); - but this did not work. I was just wondering if there wa...

java file picker with inline thumbnails

I need a nautilus-style file picker in java, where the files are shown "gallery-style" with a customisable thumbnail for each file. Is it possible to make the standard open file dialog do this? If not, does anyone know of an open-sourced widget that I can use? ...

Enable GtkFileChooserDialog to select files OR folders

Using GTK+'s GtkFileChooserDialog, how can I allow the user to select a file or a folder (both are valid here). The actions available are mutually exclusive. ...

choosing a file in python - simple GUI

I would like to use the simplest library to choose a file in local directories. My program has nothing to do with a fancy user interface. It can take all the input from the console. I don't want users to enter an entire path to the console. That's the only point I need a simple user interface. Can you suggest me a simple, cross platform ...

JFileChooser or need to use something else ...

I am plannind to do a POC and the basic requirements for my application: I am trying to import a file (or) files - Option for MultiSelect - Options for thumbnails (apart from Details and List) mainly for images - Support for both Windows and MAC While looking at options like JFileChooser or XFileDialog, there were some limitations. Any...