default to using native file selector on all platforms (#5122)

benfry · benfry · commit a2b1c2f5cb63 · 2017-06-12T15:44:11.000-04:00
diff --git a/build/shared/lib/defaults.txt b/build/shared/lib/defaults.txt
@@ -74,8 +74,6 @@ recent.count = 10
 
 # Default to the native (AWT) file selector where possible
 chooser.files.native = true
-# native Linux file chooser is atrocious, use Swing instead
-chooser.files.native.linux = false
 
 
 # !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
diff --git a/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java b/core/src/processing/core/PApplet.java
@@ -176,12 +176,10 @@ public class PApplet implements PConstants {
 
   /**
    * Whether to use native (AWT) dialogs for selectInput and selectOutput.
-   * The native dialogs on Linux tend to be pretty awful. With selectFolder()
-   * this is ignored, because there is no native folder selector, except on
-   * Mac OS X. On OS X, the native folder selector will be used unless
-   * useNativeSelect is set to false.
+   * The native dialogs on some platforms can be ugly, buggy, or missing
+   * features. For 3.3.5, this defaults to true on all platforms.
    */
-  static public boolean useNativeSelect = (platform != LINUX);
+  static public boolean useNativeSelect = true;
 
   /** The PGraphics renderer associated with this PApplet */
   public PGraphics g;
diff --git a/core/todo.txt b/core/todo.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 0262 (3.3.5 or 3.4)
+X default to using native select on all platforms
 
 
 _ shell discussion with gohai
diff --git a/todo.txt b/todo.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 0262 (3.3.5 or 3.4)
+X use native Linux file choosers by default
+X   https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/5122
 
 _ Console window losing text
 _   https://github.com/processing/processing/issues/5110

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`1`	`1`	`0262 (3.3.5 or 3.4)`
	`2`	`+X default to using native select on all platforms`
`2`	`3`
`3`	`4`
`4`	`5`	`_ shell discussion with gohai`