[Libreoffice-ux-advise] [Bug 151538] Can't choose file type when filtering result list in GTK3

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https://bugs.documentfoundation.org/show_bug.cgi?id=151538

Eyal Rozenberg <eyalroz1 at gmx.com> changed:

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--- Comment #5 from Eyal Rozenberg <eyalroz1 at gmx.com> ---
(In reply to Jean-Baptiste Faure from comment #4)
> No, I think it's not a bug it's a feature, because using the search field
> you can filter both the file name and the file type / extension.

Ah, so - you've misunderstood my bug report.

The problem is not with filtering results. The problem is with the choice of
input filter, i.e. the choice of how the document will be opened and with which
module.

The OS/DE typically assumes that opening a file is opening a file, and it's a
single app which opens it, regardless of the controls used in the file open
dialog box. We, however, give that list additional semantics. So it is _a_ bug
that we cannot both use the file open dialog box' facilities for searching and
filtering, and at the same time choose the appropriate input filter; and while
this might have been resolved by more flexible OS/DE behavior, it is _our_
responsibility to allow the user to choose the import filter to be used. So it
is not just _a_ bug, but _our_ bug.

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