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Bug 352453 - Visualise "file is being written to" somehow
Visualise "file is being written to" somehow
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 680981
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal major
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2006-08-22 20:20 UTC by Alexander “weej” Jones
Modified: 2012-08-14 22:59 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Alexander “weej” Jones 2006-08-22 20:20:55 UTC 
Would it be possible to detect if a file is open for writing by something and cause it to have an emblem to represent that fact?

This would be great to visualise file downloads and such.

Would be nice if when copying a file from one disk to another, the icon for the new file throbbed in transparency or something.

Additionally, Nautilus could warn the user when attempting to open a file that is currently open for writing by another process.
Comment 1 Cosimo Cecchi 2008-06-23 12:12:32 UTC 
I guess the download/emblem part would be possible with some kind of integration with Mathusalem [1], but that isn't developed anymore and noone seems to have the time to pick it up yet.

[1] http://live.gnome.org/Mathusalem
Comment 2 Allan Day 2010-06-21 13:30:50 UTC 
This is a major usability issue.

I'd recommend making the file semi-transparent and having an emblem to indicate the kind of operation.

This project could have the potential to provide this kind of functionality: http://live.gnome.org/SummerOfCode2010/SalomonSickert_Tasks
Comment 3 William Jon McCann 2012-08-14 22:59:27 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 680981 ***