JDK-4388129 : Requirements fo JFileChooser: better Maintenace of dirs/files
  • Type: Enhancement
  • Component: client-libs
  • Sub-Component: javax.swing
  • Affected Version: 1.3.0
  • Priority: P4
  • Status: Closed
  • Resolution: Duplicate
  • OS: linux
  • CPU: x86
  • Submitted: 2000-11-10
  • Updated: 2001-11-15
  • Resolved: 2001-11-15
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Description
I'll appreceate if new jdk1.3.1 will be implemented those requests:

JFileChooser
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* give a oportunity to convert/noconvert symlinks(shortcuts on M$win) on unixes
 Current state is that it convert selected path given by symliks to absolute
 path which causes later a lot of problems. For instance look at
http://andorra.eng:8080/cgi-bin/ws.exe/bugtraq/bug.hts?bugid_value=4387869
 (Problem CVS FS with given path to repository because of unwanted resolving
 symlink into absolut path.
 OTOH: it could be sometimes useful. It helps me now to get to wanted dir
 much faster with the resolving symlink into full path 'cause I can get easyly
 to few level up and than down in real absolute path. 
* show hidden files (dotted on unix). Now it isn't possible to browse throught
 this dotted files.
* Create New Folder should move the caret to just created Folder which should be
 placed in Top of visible scroll list. Now it create this folder somewhere
 and user doesn't have any idea if it was created or not or where h/she can find 
 it and rename it.
* And it also should offer you the way of deleting files/dirs.

Comments
EVALUATION Some of these issues have been addressed in 1.4. The shortcut issue is discussed in bug 4356160. Closing as duplicate of 4356160. ###@###.### 2001-11-14
14-11-2001