I just recently went to v2 from v1.36 (I believe), and I just realized that there's not an option any longer to allow filtering of files based on filename. So if you're in a directory with thousands of files, and misc filenames, you need to scroll through to find the correct file instead of just typing _file_ in the box as was previously available. Is this expected or did I disable something in the switchover?
Not sure what the exact difference is between those versions from the to of my head, but you can still do that: if the entry isn't visible, just hit <kbd>Ctrl+L</kbd>.
Also I just realized that there is a "bookmarks" section in the file open dialog. If it's been there I've just never noticed it since I have 25 drive/Windows links above it. Is it possible to move that bookmarks pane to the top of the list instead of hidden below the bottom of the window?
I don't think so. It's the stock GTK file choose, so I might to know a detail about it, but I believe the order here is fixed.