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Bug 755452 - Not enough feedback during copy/move operations
Not enough feedback during copy/move operations
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 753728
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File and Folder Operations
3.18.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2015-09-23 08:23 UTC by Bastien Nocera
Modified: 2016-01-05 10:59 UTC
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Description Bastien Nocera 2015-09-23 08:23:55 UTC 
When copying/moving to something other than the local filesystem, we won't see the new file being added.

For example, I tried to cut and paste a file from my local Downloads folder to my SMB storage, and I thought nothing happened, maybe I forgot to cut the file properly.

This is probably because the file will only appear once the move has finished, in the meanwhile there's no feedback other than the little progress circle filling in in the toolbar.
Comment 1 Carlos Soriano 2015-09-25 09:12:34 UTC 
Is this not something that has been always like this? In that case, you mean that now not opening a window makes it worse?
Comment 2 Bastien Nocera 2015-09-25 11:37:10 UTC 
The dialogue popping up was feedback. Other OSes might show transparent, placeholder versions of the files you're moving of copying.
Comment 3 Carlos Soriano 2015-09-25 11:46:27 UTC 
I agree. Either will have to improve the feedback with the circle, which we already tried to make it better but neither me or designers were happy about it. Or wait til 3.20 views rework to be able to do some cool things on the views, like a placeholder.
Comment 4 Bastien Nocera 2015-09-25 11:52:12 UTC 
In the short-term, maybe popping out the progress popover would be helpful (replacing the progress dialogue).
Comment 5 Allan Day 2015-09-25 12:41:49 UTC 
(In reply to Bastien Nocera from comment #2)
> The dialogue popping up was feedback. Other OSes might show transparent,
> placeholder versions of the files you're moving of copying.

That's something I very much want to do.

Another possibility for removable devices would be to replace the eject icon with a progress spinner.
Comment 6 jeremy9856 2015-12-26 10:35:39 UTC 
I agree that there is not enough feedback during copy/move operations. Is there any news about what will be made to improve this ? Thanks.
Comment 7 jeremy9856 2016-01-02 16:01:30 UTC 
So no news about this ?
Comment 8 Allan Day 2016-01-04 14:20:59 UTC 
(In reply to jeremy9856 from comment #7)
> So no news about this ?

Some changes have been made in bug 753728.
Comment 9 jeremy9856 2016-01-04 14:37:11 UTC 
Thank you Allan !
Since this bug isn't closed, may I ask you why ? Do you plan some other improvement ?
Comment 10 Carlos Soriano 2016-01-05 10:59:07 UTC 
Thanks Allan, I couldn't find the bug report yesterday.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 753728 ***