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Bug 514700 - Abbreviations in error dialogs make them unusable
Abbreviations in error dialogs make them unusable
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 343342
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File and Folder Operations
2.20.x
Other All
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2008-02-06 09:28 UTC by Rich Smith
Modified: 2008-02-08 11:24 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.19/2.20



Description Rich Smith 2008-02-06 09:28:26 UTC
Please describe the problem:
When copying files (and presumably under other circumstances), the error dialog abbreviates the filename, making the error message almost useless. The user has great difficulty in finding which file the message refers to.

For example:

Error "Invalid parameters" while copying "/home/rls/m...l Pier.mp3".


Steps to reproduce:
Copy a file that results in an error (e.g. moving a file between filesystems where the filename contains a non-valid character in the target filesystem).


Actual results:
Unusuable error dialog

Expected results:
A more helpful error dialog?

Does this happen every time?
Yes

Other information:
This could be easily fixed with a (details...) button, a scrollable error display,  etc. At a minimum the length at which abbreviation occurs should be increased.
Comment 1 Cosimo Cecchi 2008-02-08 11:24:16 UTC
Thanks for the bug report. This particular bug has already been reported into our bug tracking system, but please feel free to report any further bugs you find.


*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 343342 ***