anyone found any good looking directory pickers? the default swing one looks really dated

# compose-desktop

[Alex Styl]

anyone found any good looking directory pickers? the default swing one looks really dated

[zt]

I've been using https://github.com/Wavesonics/compose-multiplatform-file-picker

[Alexander Maryanovsky]

If you use the AWT one, you get the native look.

[eskatos]

Selecting directories with the AWT one is quite broken on some platforms.

[eskatos]

compose-multiplatform-file-picker brings lwjql which sounds overkill for that purpose.

[eskatos]

I keep using the unsatisfying Swing one until something like this PR is available https://github.com/Wavesonics/compose-multiplatform-file-picker/pull/123

[Alex Styl]

@Alexander Maryanovsky which one are you talking about? cant find a awt directory picker

[Alexander Maryanovsky]

https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/awt/FileDialog.html

[Alex Styl]

right. figured it out. It is indeed the FileDialog but there are no API on the class to ask for directories only.

you need to call

System.setProperty("apple.awt.fileDialogForDirectories", true)

before displaying the dialog

PS: That's on Mac OS

[eskatos]

And depending on the desktop os you'll have various annoying behaviour when it comes to selecting directories

[seb]

I have used com.darkrockstudios:mpfilepicker in Jewel and it works ok for my very basic needs. YMMV