GNOME Bugzilla – Bug 412083
Don't default new folder name to one that's already taken
Last modified: 2009-02-27 20:21:41 UTC
Ubuntu 6.10 1. In a Save dialog, click "Create Folder", and press Enter. 2. Go back to the original folder. 3. Click "Create Folder" again. - What you see: "Type name of new folder". - What you should see: "Type name of new folder 2". Or, since that wouldn't make sense, "untitled folder 2", where the default name of the previous folder was "untitled folder" (consistent with Nautilus). 4. Press Enter. - What happens: "The folder could not be created - error accessing 'file:///this/is/ugly/Type%20name%20of%20new%20folder': File exists" - What should happen: The name should not be accepted and editing should continue.
Yes I think actually putting "Type name of new folder" is treating the user as an idiot. He has just performed an action to create a new folder , it's pretty obvious he has to name it. If he choses not to , "untitled" is a lot more sensible that the current messy filename.
This bug is a kind duplicate of bug 129643. If the folder was not created when the text has not been changed or is empty, the present problem would not appear at all. There are patches available there.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 171416 ***