FileDialog: option to select both files AND directories?

843807

Hi,

For the sake of Mac users I wish to use FileDialog for file/directory selection. I can use:

System.setProperty(apple.awt.fileDialogForDirectories, true)

in order to be able to select directories, but it only allows directory selection. Not setting it only allows file selection. I wish to be able to select either a file OR a directory, which I haven't found a way to do with FileDialog.

Anyone know how?

thanks, Allasso

darrylburke

Cross posted
[http://www.coderanch.com/t/511018/GUI/java/FileDialog-select-both-files-directories]

db

843807

My apologies for lack of etiquette...

[http://www.coderanch.com/t/511018/GUI/java/FileDialog-select-both-files-directories#2311426|http://www.coderanch.com/t/511018/GUI/java/FileDialog-select-both-files-directories#2311426]

Edited by: AllassoMT on Sep 22, 2010 7:44 AM

User_64CKJ

I note that on the cross-post you reject JFileChooser because it does not display files/directories in the form the Mac user expects. Does that behavior also affect a JFC using the System PLAF?

843807

Yes Sir. While it has the look and feel of Aqua, it does not have the behaviour ("column view") to which so many Mac users are accustomed. This is why it is (apparently) fairly common for Mac-conscious developers to detect the System OS, and use FileDialog for Macs, otherwise use JFileChooser, such as this:

[http://lists.apple.com/archives/java-dev/2010/May/msg00149.html|http://lists.apple.com/archives/java-dev/2010/May/msg00149.html]

843807

It would appear that there isn't a way to make FileDialog behave in the way I would like.

I am marking this question as answered.

Thanks all.

Allasso