File Selection Dialog

[File Selector Dialog Image]

File Selection Dialog:
Filter combobox
The user can enter a filter here so that only a subset of the files in the current directory are listed. If the user presses <Return> in this entry area, the filter is added to the drop-down menu and a new set of files matching the filter pattern is displayed.



Directory listbox
A list of directories is displayed in the listbox. If the user double-left-clicks on a directory, that directory is opened and the contents of the directory are displayed.



File listbox
A list of the files in the current directory. Only files matching the filter pattern are displayed. Left-clicking on a file will place the full filename in the selection combobox below. Double clicking on a filename is the same as selecting the file and pressing the "OK" button.



Selection combobox
The currently selected filename is displayed here. The user may type in a filename if desired. This is useful when the user is saving information to a file. If the user presses <Return> in this entry area, the displayed file is added to the drop-down menu.



OK button
The file listed in the selection combobox is returned as the selected file. Be careful, if no filename is displayed then an empty filename is returned. The dialog will close when this button is pressed.



Filter button
This button uses the current filter to display a new set of filenames.



Cancel button
This button is used to abort the file selection process. The dialog will close when this button is pressed, and no action will be taken.

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