Caja does not have option to change properties of symbolic link

Bug #1786609 reported by Norbert
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Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
MATE Desktop
New
Unknown
caja (Ubuntu)
Opinion
Undecided
Unassigned

Bug Description

Steps to reproduce:
1. have `file1` somewhere
2. make symbolic link to `file1` as `symlink1` (for example with Caja: Make Link or <Ctrl+M>)
3. rename `file1` to new name (now `symlink1` is broken)
4. try to edit `symlink1` properties to point to the new name

Expected results:
* Caja allows to change properties of the symbolic link

Actual results:
* Caja does not allow to change properties of the symbolic link

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 16.04
Package: caja 1.12.7-1ubuntu0.1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 4.4.0-104.127-generic 4.4.98
Uname: Linux 4.4.0-104-generic x86_64
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.20.1-0ubuntu2.18
Architecture: amd64
CurrentDesktop: MATE
Date: Sat Aug 11 14:45:43 2018
InstallationDate: Installed on 2010-12-05 (2805 days ago)
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release amd64 (20100429)
SourcePackage: caja
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to xenial on 2017-06-24 (412 days ago)

Revision history for this message
Norbert (nrbrtx) wrote :
Changed in mate-desktop:
status: Unknown → New
Revision history for this message
Victor Kareh (vkareh) wrote :

This is a feature request. I wonder if it could be accomplished with an extension, rather than a direct code change in caja.

Changed in caja (Ubuntu):
status: New → Opinion
Norbert (nrbrtx)
tags: added: focal hirsute impish
removed: apport-bug cosmic
Norbert (nrbrtx)
tags: added: jammy
removed: xenial
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