Save to URI [Was: Re: gda-dev does not compile]

[Derek Atkins]

Quoting Mark Johnson <mrj001 at shaw.ca>:

> Sigh, I couldn't resist the temptation...  I started looking into this.
>
> First, I thought I had found something when I found the function
> gtk_file_chooser_set_local_only, but the wretched dialog insists on
> trying to display the directory of the entered URI when one clicks
> Save.  Naturally, such a directory does not exist.  Entering
> gda://AnActualConection results in an error.
>
> That confirms we can't use the File Chooser.

Kinda thought so.  :(

> What's the best way to recompile gnucash after changing just one source
> file?  When I typed make, it seemed to take forever.  Then "make
> install" was only a partial install.  Clearly, this wasn't the way to go.

make -C changed/dir all install

This will only recompile the one directory with the changed file.
Unless you actually change a .h file, this is safe 99% of the time.

> I'm looking at 1.8.12 code now to see how it handled the dialog.

I wonder if we could subclass the GtkFileChooser widget?  I have
no idea how much work that would be.

> Mark

-derek

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