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

[Jeffery MacEachern]

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On Fri, Dec 31, 2010 at 03:08, hi <hiralsmaillist at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Gopalakrishan,
>
> I might not be aware of VLC abbreviation, can you please elaborate.
>
> Thank you.
> -Hiral
>
>
> On 12/31/10, Gopalakrishna Bhat <gopalakbhat at gmail.com> wrote:
>> 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
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