The FileSelector Object: 2 File Selector Basics

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The following sections describe how to set up and use the File Selector in a simple configuration and how to modify the configuration for common uses.

Most File Selectors will be put in dialog boxes and will be accompanied by at the least a Reply Bar. (For more information on dialog boxes and reply bars, see the Menus and Dialog Boxes chapter.) Typically, the dialog box will be brought up by a menu item such as Open... or Insert From Text File... .

The figure above shows a sample Insert From Text File dialog box. (Note that you would probably use the Impex object for this functionality; this is provided for example.) This box has three basic elements: The GenGlyphDisplay (the title at the top), the File Selector (the scrolling list of files and the disk and folder icons), and the Reply Bar. In nearly all cases, these three elements will be included with every File Selector in its dialog box.


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