[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #3171: Better prompting in Tracker file operations
- From: "humdinger" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:15:20 -0000
#3171: Better prompting in Tracker file operations
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Reporter: anevilyak | Owner: anevilyak
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: high | Milestone: R1/alpha3
Component: Applications/Tracker | Version: R1/pre-alpha1
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: 1420 | Has a Patch: 0
Platform: All | Blocking: 3296
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Comment (by humdinger):
Replying to [comment:7 Meanwhile]:
> The original message, which is: ''"An item named "[...]" already exists
in this folder, and may contain items with the same names. Would you like
to replace them with those contained in the folder you are copying?"''
does still cover the situation where a folder/file/item containing
'''no''' folders/files/items is attempted to be copied to a folder,
because it uses the word "may".
I'm not sure I completely understand "a folder/file/item containing
'''no''' folders/files/items".[[BR]]
If copy "folder x" where already a "folder x" exists, I can now only
either abort the operation or overwrite possibly already existing files
without being promted which files will be overwritten. Even if the to be
copied "folder x" doesn't contain any "clashing" files, you'll get that
"may"-requester, though it's not needed. (1) will let you either replace
the complete folder or leads to (2), showing what files "clash" and how to
proceed with that. If there are no "clashing" files, you merge and are
done.
> Your proposed button-text "Merge files" just supposes there are always
files present, thereby not covering all situations, and possibly raising
confusion.
"Merging" is the alternative to replacing the whole folder. "Merging" can
be overwriting, overwriting older versions, skipping, or prompting for the
"clashing" files.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.haiku-os.org/ticket/3171#comment:10>
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