[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #11091: Missing features in Tracker virtual directories (was: Shine-through PM folders won't symlink ..etc)
- From: "bonefish" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 12:49:25 -0000
#11091: Missing features in Tracker virtual directories
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Reporter: ttcoder | Owner: nobody
Type: bug | Status: new
Priority: normal | Milestone: R1/alpha5
Component: Kits/libtracker.so | Version: R1/Development
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: | Blocking:
Has a Patch: 0 | Platform: All
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Description changed by bonefish:
Old description:
> Steps:
> - open e.g. Haiku-menu > Applications
> - in the "shine through" folder that opens, select an app, e.g.
> ActivityMonitor, and..
> - right-drag it to the desktop to symlink it, or right-click it and
> select AddOns > Open-target-folder ..etc: nothing happens at all (not
> even getting an error message).
>
> Seems Tracker does not handle well the new PM folders; some of the
> actions do work, some do not. It's not the underlying file-system which
> is at fault since I can still `ln -s ....` to create the symlink by hand,
> and symlinking directly from the app (instead of the symlink-to-app-in-
> shine-through-folder) works too.
>
> Bug been there a while, ever since the switch to PM I think.
New description:
Steps:
- open e.g. Haiku-menu > Applications
- in the virtual folder that opens, select an app, e.g. ActivityMonitor,
and..
- right-drag it to the desktop to symlink it, or right-click it and select
AddOns > Open-target-folder etc.: nothing happens at all (not even getting
an error message).
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Ticket URL: <https://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/11091#comment:3>
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