[UI Design] presenting a filename to the user.
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I have a form ( dialog ) that shows (among other things ) a simple Edit box and a Button to browse ( calls a file selector ) What should I show to the user in the Edit Box ? The complete filename ( path and extension : c:\\MyPath\\MyFilename.Extension ) Only the filename ? With or without the extension ? ( MyFilename.Extension or MyFilename ) Should the Edit box be editable ? The issue I have right now is that if I show the complete filename, and the user decide to type only a name ( no path or extension ) what should be the behaviour ? Reject the filename and warn the user ? Try to build a default path with the default extension ? Thanks.
Maximilien Lincourt Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad
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I have a form ( dialog ) that shows (among other things ) a simple Edit box and a Button to browse ( calls a file selector ) What should I show to the user in the Edit Box ? The complete filename ( path and extension : c:\\MyPath\\MyFilename.Extension ) Only the filename ? With or without the extension ? ( MyFilename.Extension or MyFilename ) Should the Edit box be editable ? The issue I have right now is that if I show the complete filename, and the user decide to type only a name ( no path or extension ) what should be the behaviour ? Reject the filename and warn the user ? Try to build a default path with the default extension ? Thanks.
Maximilien Lincourt Your Head A Splode - Strong Bad
Have an edit box for the path, filled initially with some good default path Have another edit box for the file name have a third for the extension (defaulted as for the path) when the user changes either the path or extension, save the changes as new defaults Use a static/label to display the full path