trying to archive a link to a FTP or Drive creates unintuitive error
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| File Roller |
Confirmed
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Medium
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| file-roller (Ubuntu) |
Triaged
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Low
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs | ||
Bug Description
Binary package hint: file-roller
Step #1: Create a link to an FTP site using: Main menu > Places > Connect to server, Or get a Disk visible on the Desktop
Step #2: Make sure the link (or disk) is on the Desktop
Step #3: Right Click the link (or disk) and select "create archive"
Step #4: Then a warning dialog pops and says "The folder contents could not be displayed" and "VFS error: Invalid parameters"
I understand that this is more of an astetic thing, but think of situations where people are selecting a bunch of files in a group. They will get some error that does not tell them where the problem is, or the source folder.
Something like: "Cannot compress symlink 'ftp.bah.org' because it is a link to a website" would be a good start.
Hopefully you can get a good enough error from VFS to determine the problem.
| Sebastien Bacher (seb128) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in file-roller: | |
| assignee: | nobody → desktop-bugs |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | New → Triaged |
| Changed in fileroller: | |
| status: | Unknown → New |
| Changed in file-roller: | |
| importance: | Unknown → Medium |
| Changed in file-roller: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
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