File Browser to specify PostScript Files

This file browser can be used to locate a file for saving a graph in PostScript format. The browser does not save the file directly, it just places the selected filename into the File Name field of the print dialog window. There you need to press the Save button to actually save the file.

The browser has two views, one for the Directories and one for the Files in the current directory. The current directory is the one shown in the Selection field. To navigate through the directories, double-click on the elements in the Directories view. By clicking on '..', you move to the parent directory. To choose a file, either select it in the Files view and press the Apply push button or simply double-click it. To save a new file, you need to enter the filename in the Selection field.

The file browser window can also be used mouseless with keyboard operations.

Dialog Items of the File Browser

• Filter
  Shows the filter expression currently applied to the Files view. The filter can be typed manually using an arbitrary shell expression.

• Directories
  A list to show the directories inside the current directory (which is displayed in the Selection field). Double-click on the list elements to navigate through the directories. '..' moves to the parent directory.

• Files
  A list to show the files inside the current directory (which is displayed in the Selection field). This file browser only shows PostScript files. Select one of the list elements and press the Apply push button to use this filename into the File Name field of the print dialog window. You can accelerate this by double-clicking a file. To save a new file, you need to enter the filename in the Selection field.

• History
  Used to go back to a previously visited directory or to the home directory of the user.

• Types
  Not used in this file browser, because only PostScript files can be displayed here.

• Show hidden
  Select this check button to see hidden files and directories.

• Selection
  This text entry field shows the current selection which is modified when you browse through the directories. The browser usually suggests an appropriate initial selection. You can also edit the selection field by hand: If the entered selection is a directory, the browser will move to that directory, otherwise an apply action is performed with the specified file.

• Apply
  Push button to place the choosen file, specified in the Selection field, into the File Name field of the print dialog window. If the file already exists, the browser will ask the user to confirm overwriting.

• Cancel
  Push button to close the file browser without performing any action.

• Help
  Push button to start the online help system with this page.