--- kdebase-3.5.8/kfind/kftabdlg.cpp~	2007-01-15 14:31:37 +0300
+++ kdebase-3.5.8/kfind/kftabdlg.cpp	2008-02-12 18:13:28 +0300
@@ -735,9 +735,17 @@ QDate &KfindTabWidget::string2Date(const
 
 void KfindTabWidget::getDirectory()
 {
-  QString result =
-  KFileDialog::getExistingDirectory( dirBox->text(dirBox->currentItem()).stripWhiteSpace(),
-                                     this );
+
+  KFileDialog dlg(dirBox->text(dirBox->currentItem()).stripWhiteSpace(), "inode/directory", this, "select_search_dir", true);
+  dlg.setOperationMode( KFileDialog::Opening );
+  dlg.setMode( KFile::Directory );
+  dlg.setCaption(i18n("Open"));
+  dlg.exec();
+  KURL url = dlg.selectedURL();
+
+  QString result;
+  if ( url.isValid()  )
+    result = url.pathOrURL();
 
   if (!result.isEmpty())
   {