File selection dialog path textbox

Expected behaviour
Set dconf org.gtk.settings.file-chooser.location-mode to 'filename-entry'
Click 'Open' in Pluma, have a place to type the location of a file

Actual behaviour
Click 'Open' in Pluma, have to click folders and breadcrumbs to find file

Steps to reproduce the behaviour
$ dconf write /org/gtk/settings/file-chooser/location-mode "'filename-entry'"
$ dconf watch /org/gtk/settings/file-chooser/location-mode

open Pluma, click 'Open', click 'Cancel'

notice dconf value has changed

/org/gtk/settings/file-chooser/location-mode
'path-bar'

MATE general version
MATE Desktop Environment 1.26.0

Linux Distribution
Ubuntu MATE 22.04.1 LTS (Jammy Jellyfish)

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