Re: [PATCH] emacs should use GtkFileChooser widget

[Jan D.]

> > So I think a patch should make it possible to choose between the new
> > and old one, probably a configure test for both is needed.  The
> > default might well be to use the new if it is available, as long as
> > it can be changed.
>
> I can add a configure option and send you an updated patch if you want
> me to.

It should not be a compile time option, but a runtime option.  I was 
thinking
of extending the variable use-file-dialog so that a value of 'old means
using the old dialog, any other non-nil means use the new dialog if
available, otherwise the old, and nil means use no dialog (the same
meaning as now).

> I would also like to contribute patches to polish the existing GTK+
> dialogs. IMO the buttons in the current dialogs are very uneasily
> distributed, they lack stock icons and the wrong button order is
> used. I will send patches to adress this to emacs-devel list.

Hmm, note that the order of buttons are specified in lisp, not in C,
so any changes would affect all platforms and all toolkits.  Any change
in this are should not be done lightly.

        Jan D.