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a computer program that provides a user interface to manage files and folders.

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how to have a directory dialog

In PyQt, how does one display a file browser that shows and selects only directories (not files)? And how does one retrieve the name of the selected directory?
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Android opening a file with ACTION_GET_CONTENT results into different Uri's

I am trying to open files by using Intent.ACTION_GET_CONTENT. Dependent on the Android version/device brand the file browser opens and I get the following results: Selecting a file from…
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Open new file in a new gui window or by splitting the window

How can emacs open a new file in a new gui window? And how can it be made to open by splitting a window?
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In Eclipse, how to open a file browser in the directory of the currently edited file

I know it's possible in eclipse to open file browsers from your project's resource browser, but is it possible for files that aren't part of your project ? Typically external includes are not found in your resource browser... If there is the…
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How to view css stylesheet injected by a Google Chrome extension using dev tools?

I'm injecting a css file from my chrome extension using the manifest.json (full source): "content_scripts": [ { "matches": [ "http://*/*" ], "css":["src/inject/gfi_extension.css"], "js": [/*...*/] } ] In…
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Launching an intent for file and MIME type?

I've reviewed all the similar questions here, but I can't for the life of me figure out what I'm doing wrong. I've written an application that tries to launch various files, sort of a file browser. When a file is clicked, it tries to launch the…
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How to make Vim's file browser open a file in a new buffer?

Sometimes I start Vim by pointing it at a directory, but I'm not certain yet which file I'll need to change, so I end up looking through several files. Is there a way to make the file browser open a selected file into a new buffer so that the file…
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Android custom list dialog

Hi, I'm working on a simple file browser app. I have most of it set up (where it lists everything out in the different directories and what not) but what I'm stuck on right now (worked on it for a few hours) is when a list item is selected, I want…
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make a file browser in Cocoa

I really want to make a simple file browser in Xcode kind of like Finder itself, but it just displays one folder as a grid view. Can anyone direct me to a guide?
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How do I read file with content-URI in React Native on Android?

I'm using React Native (0.48.3) for Android development. It seems, I'm stuck with a really trivial task: select a file and read it's content as a string. I have react-native-document-picker v2.0.0 for file selection, and it works fine: I can choose…
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How to open a file browser in Android?

I am developing on a Android 4.0.3 device. How do I open a file browser for my app? Is there one built in the to Android SDK? Do I have to write my own? I don't want my app to depend on a the user installing a separate app for file browsing.
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Browser download file prompt using JavaScript

I was wondering if there was any method to implement browser's download file prompt using JavaScript. My reason - well users will be uploading files to a local fileserver which cannot be accessed from the webserver. In other words, both will be on…
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How do I get a file's icon in Java?

I'm making a basic file browser and wish to display the icon of each file. Is there any way to get this?
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Adding a file browser button to a MS Access form

I'd like to add a "Browse" button to an MS Access 2007 form that will bring up a standard Windows file browser (as a modal window) and allow the user to select a directory. When the user OKs out of that browser, the path the the selected directory…
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IPython Notebook Open File Dialog (retrieve the full path)

An ipython notebook is a document that is read by the browser that contains both rich text and python code. In scientific computing ipython notebooks are often used to perform an analysis some input data file that resides on the local file…
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