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Bug: a88/45a

ID : 45a61d46-6893-4bad-937d-14db007f0b5e
Short name : a88/45a
Status : fixed
Severity : minor
Assigned :
Reporter : Pontus Lurcock <pont@talvi.net>
Creator : Pontus Lurcock <pont@talvi.net>
Created : Mon, 17 Nov 2014 13:59:34 +0000
Target : 1.03
Summary : Improve OS X open file dialog

Comment: --------- Comment ---------
ID: dc20dcea-3ba1-40bc-8bbb-ebd269b91eb3
Short name: a88/45a/dc2
From: Pontus Lurcock <pont@talvi.net>
Date: Mon, 17 Nov 2014 14:05:54 +0000

I seem to recall that I used the Swing file dialog for opening
files even on OS X, because the native dialog didn't support 
directory selection, or perhaps multiple file selection, or
perhaps both. As of Java 7 multiple file selection is supported;
https://developer.apple.com/library/mac/documentation/Java/Conceptual/Java14Development/07-NativePlatformIntegration/NativePlatformIntegration.html
gives a method for supporting directory selection. More seriously,
in my OS X testing it seems impossible to change directory in 
the Swing chooser on OS X, except by dragging a directory to the
dialog! Nobody else has reported this problem so perhaps it's a quirk
of my test system, but it's still a strong reason for changing to
the native dialog if possible.