Re: How to see hidden files/dirs

["Eric G . Miller" <egm2@jps.net>]

On Fri, Jun 02, 2000 at 11:44:06PM -0300, Jeronimo Pellegrini wrote:
> :: On Fri, 2 Jun 2000 19:14:22 -0700, "Eric G . Miller" <egm2@jps.net> said:
> 
> > Actually, the poster was asking about the gtk file open dialog box,
> > which does not give you any options for showing/hiding dot files/dirs.
> > It's a stupid oversight, IMHO.  Ever tried to save a palette or texture
> > in GIMP to the .gimp dir?
> 
> Did you try typing a dot and then <tab>? ;-)
> 
> J.

Yes, but that doesn't negate the fact that the interface is lacking.
That functionality is not obvious.  The user shouldn't need to read a
doc on using a file/open dialog box.  One of the purposes of the GUI is
to provide visual ques/options/etc. for the user so they don't have to
remember all kinds of small arcana and can focus on performing the task
at hand.  

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