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Bug 87374 - file properties dialog for multiple selected files
file properties dialog for multiple selected files
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: File and Folder Operations
0.x.x [obsolete]
Other All
: Normal enhancement
: ---
Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
: 105234 105384 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2002-07-04 20:30 UTC by Jakub Steiner
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: Unversioned Enhancement


Description Jakub Steiner 2002-07-04 20:30:08 UTC 
It would be nice if nautilus didn't open a separate properties window for
each file. Instead it should open a single dialog so that the user could then:

* modify file permissions for all of them
* attach emblems for the group
Comment 1 Jakub Steiner 2002-07-04 20:42:31 UTC 
of course also seeing the filesize of the group would be helpful
Comment 2 Reinout van Schouwen 2002-08-01 16:37:07 UTC 
This would be a nice feature but can potentially be dangerous because
a user might for instance accidentally give write access for a group
of files instead of just one. So I recommend that if this would be
implemented, that a confirmation dialog would appear before applying
changes to the group. Something like:

+------------------------------
| <Warning>
| You are about to perform <action> on this group of files:
|
| +-----------------------+
| | <path/file1>         ^|
| | <path/file2>         ||     
| | <path/file3>         ||
| | ...                  v|
| +-----------------------+
|
| [Cancel]           [Peform <action>]
+-----------------------------
Comment 3 Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2003-02-07 19:21:56 UTC 
*** Bug 105384 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 4 Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2003-02-07 19:22:09 UTC 
*** Bug 105234 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 5 Mark Finlay 2003-02-09 13:55:18 UTC 
It would also be great to be able to recursively set file permissions
for the selected files/directories. This is done well in konqueror
but would need some thought to fit it in well with instant apply.

IMHO this should be a high priority 2.3 issue.
Comment 6 Mårten Woxberg 2003-06-15 23:18:13 UTC 
MidnightCommander does this well..
It adds <current-file> and then has 
[Set All] [Set current] [Skipp] [Abort/Cancel]

[Set All] is only shown when multiple files are selected.
if the files have the same properties (rights) then they should be shown
as normal X's in the selectboxes. if the files differ those rights
should be grayed out so that you're required to click extra to change
it's value.
Comment 7 Dave Bordoley [Not Reading Bug Mail] 2003-06-25 16:00:11 UTC 
there is a basic feature for this in cvs, if you have specific
complaints please file new bugs.