Clicking folder in path bar doesn't select that folder as the target
Submitted by Mike Williamson
Link to original bug (#376121)
Description
I believe that the folder chooser that is used when extracting in file-roller, selecting a folder when taking a screenshot, etc. is unintuitive. If a folder is selected in the right hand pane, then hitting Open will use the selected folder. However, if a folder is not selected, then Open will use the current folder. This, to me, appears to be unnecessarily confusing behaviour.
For example, if my home directory is open, and no other directory is selected, hitting open will result in /home/user/ being used. However, if I then select a directory (without opening it), it will then use the selected folder.
Perhaps a problem this raises is that if you go up the 'trail' at the top (that shows the parent directories), it can also be confusing. For example, I want to save something in my home directory, but I accidentally navigate to the Desktop directory. I then assume I can just go back to /home/user using the 'trail', but this is not the case. Since going back in the trail automatically selects the directory that you came from (i.e. going to user from Desktop using the trail will result in Desktop being selected), you actually have to go to /home in order to select /home/user. [Although you can, in this case, just use the Places down the left hand side, this is clearly not viable for most directories]
I hope I've made my point clear!
A possible solution might be to use a tree-like structure, like the tree mode that can be used in the left hand pane of Nautilus.
Thanks
Other information:
Version: 3.22.x