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Path widget - gnome_path - is a widget ( a graphic element ) for gnome aim to simplify use of path scanning. It allow auto completion, from keyboard either mouse. It is packet on the form of a dynamic library you can download from http://j.a.l.free.fr/linux/gnomepath or http://j.a.l.free.fr/linux/arch .
Name archive are gnomepath-0.2-010707-src.tar.gz or gnomepath-0.2-010707-i586.tar.gz or gnomepath-0.2-010707-i586.rpm
There are 3 buttons and one entry.
- The left button allow you to move to parent directory.
- The Right button move deeper in directory.
- It fist try to complete the string, looking for a matching solution. If found more than one solution, a pop-up menu is displayed, either from mouse or keyboard.
- If this is already a valid directory ( like in exemple "/var/tmp" ), a pop-up menu with all sub-directory is displayed. If there is only one sub directory, move directly. If no sub dir, do nothing.
- The middle button, more than displaying the state of current "sting" - valid, invalid - allow you to fix the path, i.e. move upper reaching a valid directory.
You can also use keyboard. The behaviour is like bash consol. The tab key complete path of display a selection, tab twice pop-up a menu.For technical information, read the include file. Whether you like to use it, inform me, just what to know, use is Free.You can perform Drag'n Drop in and out of entry, selection...
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