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Re: DIALOG_PICKFILE bug [message #91334 is a reply to message #91258]

Tue, 30 June 2015 09:49

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On Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at 3:03:37 PM UTC-6, Paul van Delst wrote:
> On 06/11/15 06:22, superchromix wrote:
>>
>> This is indeed a bug in Windows, apparently:
>>
>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/6844635/openfiledialog-do es-not-show-complete-filename-in-windows-7
>>
>>
>> http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24525606/openfiledialog-c uts-off-pre-populated-file-name
>>
>> Although a workaround exists, as discussed in the links.
>>
>
> So, I guess the lesson here is: don't use Windows for professional code.
>
> (har har).
>
> But seriously, even though I'm a *nix-only guy, I sympathise.

Yeah, I'm not sure what to do with this bug. I really don't want to put in a keyword to dialog_pickfile called "/WORK_AROUND_WINDOWS7_BUG". Besides, then it makes it look all ugly like Windows XP.

So I think I'm going to just sit on this bug and hope that Windows 7 goes away.

Cheers,
Chris

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