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Bug 68777 - editable symlink target in properties dialog
editable symlink target in properties dialog
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 46306
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: general
1.0.x
Other All
: Normal enhancement
: future
Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2002-01-15 18:23 UTC by Paolo Borelli
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Paolo Borelli 2002-01-15 18:23:53 UTC 
It would be useful if the symlink target showed in the properties dialog 
(right-clicking on a symlink) was editable (as it is the name of the 
file). I know this is an enanchement, but I think it would be useful to 
have it soon because at the moment there is no fast way to change the 
target of a symlink (the possibilities at the moment are deleting the 
symlink and making a new one or doing it from the command line). Windows 
2000 has this feature.
Comment 1 Darin Adler 2002-01-15 18:36:01 UTC 
If you'd like to have this soon, then you should either contribute
a patch to add the feature, or find a willing hacker to contribute
such a patch. We're quite busy porting to Gnome 2 and this feature
is nowhere near the top of the list.

Good idea, though.
Comment 2 Luis Villa 2002-02-15 02:43:29 UTC 
Surprised no one has asked for this before, but AFAICT, it is new.
Comment 3 Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2002-05-11 18:01:15 UTC 
well symlinks in nautilus are different than windows 2000 shortcuts,
which are basically the equivalent of .desktop files. anyway found the
dupe and marking as such.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 46306 ***