GSettings has a path “org.gtk.Settings.FileChooser” with the key “show-hidden”. This setting is used by widgets implementing GtkFileChooser interface. However, there can exist file selection widgets that are not based on this interface. Are there any reasons why such widgets should not use the setting?
In other words: Is it a good idea to consider the setting “show-hidden”, related to GtkFileChooser, as a setting shared by (all) applications that need getting file/folder names/paths?
My question is limited to Linux/Unix.