New doc Save/Save As w/ Directory Selection Goes Into Search Mode?

[el-Tigre-primero]

This is a bug that has annoyed me for years:

1. Create a new doc.
2. Select File/Save or Save As.
3. Select a folder other than the current one, in my case Documents, then Personal.
4. You should see the Name text field is highlighted with the text "Unsaved Document 1".
5. Attempt to type a proper file name. User expects the Name field to be updated with what is typed.
6. NO! NO! Silly user! Your typed text is now routed to the Search text box which is OBVIOUSLY what you REALLY wanted!
7. User must now click cursor back into the Name field so they can carry on doing what they had originally planned.

Important distinction: if the user does NOT select a folder, and simply takes the default folder given to save in, the UI acts as you would expect, with no search functionality invoked upon typing the filename. It is ONLY when the user selects an alternate folder, that the unexpected behavior occurs.

I have NEVER understood why this functions this way. I have over 25 years experience programming in virtually every mainstream language. I would be happy to look into fixing this as my free time allows, if help is required.

Thanks.

[yllekz]

I run into this but it's not a xed issue - it's an issue across Linux Mint save file dialogs in general. Super frustrating.

[leigh123linux]

The dialog is provided by gtk3