[Qt-interest] Selecting multiple files on different locations using QFileDialog

[Gopalakrishna Bhat]

Hi,

VLC's Advanced Open file option can be a used as a reference.

With regards,
Gopalakrishna Bhat


On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 2:37 PM, Onur Tugcu <onur.tugcu at gmail.com> wrote:
> I've seen a tree view with checkboxes used for such scenarios.
>
> On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Scott Aron Bloom
> <Scott.Bloom at onshorecs.com> wrote:
>>
>> Most applications that allow for multiple files to be selected from
>> multiple locations, allow the user to activate the dialog via pushbutton (or
>> whatever method they have) multiple times...  Then they can re-order the
>> files as necessary...
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: qt-interest-bounces+scott.bloom=onshorecs.com at qt.nokia.com
>> [mailto:qt-interest-bounces+scott.bloom=onshorecs.com at qt.nokia.com] On
>> Behalf Of hi
>> Sent: Thursday, December 30, 2010 11:45 PM
>> To: Jeffery MacEachern
>> Cc: qt-interest at qt.nokia.com
>> Subject: Re: [Qt-interest] Selecting multiple files on different locations
>> using QFileDialog
>>
>> Hi Jeffery,
>>
>> Thanks for the reply.
>>
>> I observed the same behavior (i.e. user can not select multiple files
>> from different location) with Visual Studio - 2008 (File -> Open ->
>> File...).
>>
>> So it seems -- it is by-design.
>> BTW:any idea on how application can handle this case?
>>
>> Thank you.
>> -Hiral
>>
>> On 12/31/10, Jeffery MacEachern <j.maceachern at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 21:54, hi <hiralsmaillist at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> I am using QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames() to get multiple input files
>> >> in one of my appplication.
>> >> I observed that "we can not select multiple files if they reside in
>> >> different location", but  user can select multiple input file if they
>> >> reside in current directory.
>> >>
>> >> Is it bug in QFileDialog or am I missing any thing?
>> >> Any idea?
>> >
>> > There isn't really any sensible way to select files in different
>> > directories using the QFileDialog UI, so it's not a bug - just a
>> > limitation of the design.  ...That is, unless I'm missing something
>> > from your question?
>> >
>> > Cheers,
>> >  - Jeffery MacEachern
>> >
>> >> Thank you.
>> >> -Hiral
>> >> _______________________________________________
>> >> Qt-interest mailing list
>> >> Qt-interest at qt.nokia.com
>> >> http://lists.qt.nokia.com/mailman/listinfo/qt-interest
>> >>
>> >

-- 
My blog http://gkbhat.blogspot.com