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Bug 474261 - Merge copy and move dialogues when they have the same target
Merge copy and move dialogues when they have the same target
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File and Folder Operations
2.18.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2007-09-06 15:05 UTC by Martin Jürgens
Modified: 2008-01-18 01:59 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Attachments
The action that is done (220.79 KB, image/png)
2007-09-06 15:06 UTC, Martin Jürgens
Details
current behavior (217.83 KB, image/png)
2007-09-06 15:09 UTC, Martin Jürgens
Details
This is how it should be like IMO (22.94 KB, image/png)
2007-09-06 15:13 UTC, Martin Jürgens
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Description Martin Jürgens 2007-09-06 15:05:11 UTC
The copy and move dialogues should be merged when they have the same target.

I am going to do a screenshot tour in order to show what I mean :)
Comment 1 Martin Jürgens 2007-09-06 15:06:22 UTC
Created attachment 95062 [details]
The action that is done

This is the action that is done.
Comment 2 Martin Jürgens 2007-09-06 15:09:04 UTC
Created attachment 95063 [details]
current behavior

This is the current behavior of nautilus. It creates a window for every copy task although the target is the same directory.

This is annoying in some situations. For example, I use drag and drop to copy music to my mp3 player from Rhythmbox. I select an artist, mark some titles, move it to the mp3 player, select the next artist, mark some titles, move it to the mp3 player and so on. I sometimes have 10 copy windows in my taskbar.
Comment 3 Martin Jürgens 2007-09-06 15:13:06 UTC
Created attachment 95064 [details]
This is how it should be like IMO

This screenshot shows how it should be like IMO.

When Nautilus detects a second copy action or a second moving action, it should merge this to the existing copying / moving dialogue.

That dialogue should appear on the foreground again when the user requests the action.

It should change so that the number of files to be copied is correct and so that the source directories are added.

Also, a nice looking note should be added saying that Nautilus merged the progresses.


Discussion welcome :)
Comment 4 Cosimo Cecchi 2008-01-18 01:59:36 UTC
In Nautilus 2.21.x, the file operations have just a dialog, much like the one you are proposing, but with a progress bar for each task.
I'm closing this as OBSOLETE.