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#1 2020-09-26 16:58:54

Devuman
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File Save: missing options?

With Devuan Ascii, when doing a "File Save" there was:

- a "recently used" save location option & corresponding folders list
- folders before files sort order

How to configure these with Devuan Beowulf?

A right-mouse-click in a File Save window displays several options,
among which "sort folders before files" but selection is not permanent
between file saves.

WM: i3.

Last edited by Devuman (2020-09-26 16:59:22)

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#2 2020-09-26 21:21:08

fsmithred
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Re: File Save: missing options?

Install dconf-editor and find the setting in there. It seems to be more nearly permanent that way.

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#3 2020-09-27 14:18:05

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Re: File Save: missing options?

Devuman wrote:

when doing a "File Save"

With which program are you attempting this operation?


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#4 2020-09-27 15:33:06

Devuman
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Re: File Save: missing options?

Chromium/Firefox browser (save as, save link as, print & save as pdf), Geany editor. The "Save As" window is identical.

Searched dconf-editor for "save" and there's no corresponding setting.

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#5 2020-09-27 16:13:34

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Re: File Save: missing options?

Devuman wrote:

Searched dconf-editor for "save" and there's no corresponding setting.

May be under org.gtk.Settings.FileChooser

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#6 2020-09-27 16:33:03

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Re: File Save: missing options?

^ This.

Or from the command line:

gsettings set org.gtk.Settings.FileChooser sort-directories-first true

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#7 2020-09-27 16:50:25

Devuman
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Re: File Save: missing options?

PedroReina wrote:
Devuman wrote:

Searched dconf-editor for "save" and there's no corresponding setting.

May be under org.gtk.Settings.FileChooser

Nope.

Head_on_a_Stick wrote:

Or from the command line:

gsettings set org.gtk.Settings.FileChooser sort-directories-first true

That worked, thanks.

Remains: "recently used" save location option & corresponding folders list

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#8 2020-09-27 17:02:05

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Re: File Save: missing options?

Devuman wrote:
PedroReina wrote:
Devuman wrote:

Searched dconf-editor for "save" and there's no corresponding setting.

May be under org.gtk.Settings.FileChooser

Nope.

Check again, my command just toggles the "sort-directories-first" option in the section suggested by PedroReina.

Devuman wrote:

Remains: "recently used" save location option & corresponding folders list

¯\_(ツ)_/¯


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#9 2020-09-27 21:27:56

Devuman
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Re: File Save: missing options?

2nd try, org.gtk.Settings.FileChooser options:
org.gtk.Settings.FileChooser options

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