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Bug 150852 - 'Save As' dialog doesn't want to overwrite existing files
'Save As' dialog doesn't want to overwrite existing files
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 146185
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: GtkFileChooser
2.4.x
Other Linux
: Urgent major
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Assigned To: gtk-bugs
gtk-bugs
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-08-23 15:56 UTC by Zack Cerza
Modified: 2011-02-04 16:16 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.7/2.8


Description Zack Cerza 2004-08-23 15:56:42 UTC 
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Save any file to any directory (e.g. with epiphany, gnome-64.png from the
top-left corner of this page to $HOME).
2. Repeat step 1 with the same file.

Expected results:
File is overwritten (with confirmation of course).

Actual Results:
  When $FILE is selected in step 2 and the 'Save' button is pressed, the dialog
acts like it is cd'ing into $FILE. When 'Save' is pressed again (which is likely
what an impatient user will do) the save operation fails.
  Epiphany simply shows 'Failed' in the progress bar of the download, and
Evolution gives an error dialog saying:
"Unable to create output file: /some/path/$FILE/$FILE 
  Not a directory."
Comment 1 Owen Taylor 2004-08-23 20:52:41 UTC 
Confirmed, think this is a result of the 'allow typing directories into
the entry' change. Pretty serious problem, IMO.
Comment 2 Federico Mena Quintero 2004-08-24 19:21:43 UTC 
This happens with the Gnome-vfs backend but not the Unix backend for me.
Comment 3 Federico Mena Quintero 2004-08-24 22:05:45 UTC 
This doesn't happen with the latest libgnomeui in the gnome-2-6 branch or HEAD.
 It's actually a duplicate of bug #146185 before I put a patch in it.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 146185 ***