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Bug 771805 - allow compressing archives
allow compressing archives
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: general
3.21.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: 3.22
Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-09-22 04:20 UTC by Mohammed Sadiq
Modified: 2016-09-30 12:38 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
files-view: allow compression of compressed files (2.04 KB, patch)
2016-09-30 12:26 UTC, Razvan Chitu 		committed Details | Review

Description Mohammed Sadiq 2016-09-22 04:20:27 UTC 
In the new archives feature, a user is not allowed to compress the selection if all the selected files are already archives.

Many people may wish to compress several archives into one (like logs, batch compressed archives, etc).
Comment 1 Carlos Soriano 2016-09-22 07:44:15 UTC 
Yes, this is on pourpose and I'm not sure why, Razvan can you remind me of this?
Comment 2 Razvan Chitu 2016-09-30 10:41:41 UTC 
(In reply to Carlos Soriano from comment #1)
> Yes, this is on pourpose and I'm not sure why, Razvan can you remind me of
> this?

The reason is simply because file-roller was doing it too. I never thought of an use case of compressing files that are already compressed but sure, we could display the option for them too if you think it's better.
Comment 3 Razvan Chitu 2016-09-30 12:26:35 UTC 
Created attachment 336664 [details] [review]
files-view: allow compression of compressed files

There are situations when compressing several archives into one is useful, so
Nautilus should allow it.
Comment 4 Razvan Chitu 2016-09-30 12:38:26 UTC 
Attachment 336664 [details] pushed as 6a51e7f - files-view: allow compression of compressed files