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Type: Enhancement
Resolution: Unresolved
Priority: P4
Fix Version/s: None
Affects Version/s: 1.3.0, 1.4.0, 1.4.2
Component/s: client-libs
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Subcomponent:
javax.swing
Understanding:
Fix Understood
CPU:

generic, x86
OS:

generic, windows_xp

There are often cases where users are required to select a directory. Currently this functionality is supported using a customized version of the file chooser dialog. This is problematic because the appearance and behavior of the dialog do not make it clear that the thing to be selected is a directory, not a file.
For example the File Name and File Type fields are still visible. Also if the user double-clicks and opens the directory that they want the dialog will not close - they must move up a level in the hierarchy and select the directory when it is in the list.
This has caused a great deal of confusion in usability tests of the J2EE deploytool.

duplicates

JDK-4422395 Add a component dedicated to directory choosing and browsing

Closed

JDK-5105842 JFileChooser - improvement of directory browsing

Closed

relates to

JDK-6207989 JFileChooser setFileSelectionMode() usability issue

Resolved

JDK-4239219 JFileChooser in directory mode requires you to be in parent dir of dir to select

Resolved

JDK-5069423 JFileChooser ignores FILES_AND_DIRECTORIES on GTK and Motif

Closed

JDK-4789491 JFileChooser, how to make it select directories?

Resolved

(1 relates to)

Assignee:: Unassigned

Reporter:: J. Duke

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Created:: 2000-03-17 14:53

Updated:: 2018-09-05 11:19

Imported:: 17/Sep/12 9:32 PM

Indexed:: 28/Jul/12 4:51 AM

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