[plt-scheme] finder:common-get-file-list

I'm not seeing that, but it is a platform-specific dialog.

Are you using linux?

Robby

On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 9:56 AM, Stephen De Gabrielle
<stephen at degabrielle.name> wrote:
> Thanks - you led me to get-directory, which is what I really wanted,
>  but it is interacting oddly for me;
>  It it requires me to click twice, first to open the directory, then
>  second to select it. It also seems very sensitive about the position
>  of the cursor.
>
>  This could be just me, as I am using a build from source (as of this
>  morning), and this latest build has caused all my buttons (run,
>  check-syntax etc.) to go mostly black. I think my wm is icewm.
>
>
>
>  #lang scheme/gui
>  (require framework)
>
>  ; Make a frame by instantiating the frame% class
>  (define frame (new frame% [label "Example"]
>                    [min-height 200][min-width 200]))
>
>  ; Make a static text message in the frame
>  (define msg (new message% [parent frame]
>                  [label "No events so far...                           ."]))
>
>  ; Make a button in the frame
>  (new button% [parent frame]
>      [label "Click Me"]
>      ; Callback procedure for a button click:
>      (callback
>       (lambda (button event)
>         (send msg set-label
>               (path->string
>                (get-directory
>                 #f #f #f null))))))
>
>  ; Show the frame by calling its show method
>  (send frame show #t)
>
>
>
>
>  On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 2:05 PM, Robby Findler <robby at cs.uchicago.edu> wrote:
>
>
> > Hm. Apparently, that function has been partly removed. It should
>  >  probably be completely removed.
>  >
>  >  You want:
>  >
>  >   get-file-list
>  >
>  >  I think.
>  >
>  >  hth,
>  >  Robby
>  >
>  >
>  >
>  >  On Fri, May 2, 2008 at 7:59 AM, Stephen De Gabrielle
>  >  <stephen at degabrielle.name> wrote:
>  >  > Hi, I'm trying to use the Framework (to select a folder), but I'm
>  >  >  having trouble getting the args right; I think I'm doing the minimum
>  >  >  sufficient to get a 'select files' dialog, but I'm getting a contrat
>  >  >  error that I don't quite understand - it doesn't seems to match the
>  >  >  contract in the manual.
>  >  >
>  >  >  Can anyone make any suggestions as to what I'm doing wrong?
>  >  >  [I'm using 3.99.0.23 [3m], built from source and running on Eee Xandros(debian)]
>  >  >
>  >  >  > (finder:common-get-file-list
>  >  >   #f
>  >  >   "get-folder"
>  >  >   #f
>  >  >   "not right"
>  >  >   #f)
>  >  >
>  >  >  . framework broke the contract
>  >  >   (->*
>  >  >    ()
>  >  >    ((or/c false/c path?)
>  >  >     string?
>  >  >     (or/c false/c byte-regexp?)
>  >  >     string?
>  >  >     (or/c
>  >  >      false/c
>  >  >      (is-a?/c interface:top-level-window<%>)))
>  >  >    (or/c (listof path?) false/c))
>  >  >  on finder:common-get-file-list; expected <(or/c (listof path?)
>  >  >  false/c)>, given: #<void>
>  >  >  >
>  >  >  >
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