6.9.0 Controls for selecting directories and files
In the following chapters you will be introduced to 6 controls for selecting directories and files, among others:
- DirBox
- DirView
- DirChooser
- FileView
- FileChooser
- FileProperties
Figure 6.9.0.1: Control DirChooser
These controls complement the methods OpenFile(..), SaveFile(..) and SelectDirectory() from the classes Dialog (gb.qt4) and Dialog (gb.form.dialog), which are described in chapter 12.4 Dialogues.
The chapter is completed by the presentation of the control FileProperties (gb.form), which displays essential properties of a file or a directory in a TabPanel and exclusively for image files also provides an image preview:
Figure 6.9.0.2: Control FileProperties (on the right-hand side)