"Connect to Server..." FTP Paste command work-around available even when should not.

[Bhaktavatsalam Venkata Nallanthighal]

I recently tried to connect to a remote FTP server. Once the connection was established, I tried browsing the folders and wanted to put some of the files on my local harddrive to the FTP server. I tried to Copy the folders [right click and copy] and paste them in the target folder on the FTP server. But, the 'Paste' command was disabled. But astonishingly, when I dragged and dropped the folders onto the FTP server window, they were all transferred.

[Michael Rooney (mrooney)]

Thanks for your report. It sounds like you are talking about using nautilus, the default file manager? If so, this is a bug in nautilus and I will assign the package.

For future reference, nautilus (and many other applications) has a "Report a problem" entry right in the Help menu which will take care of part of bug reporting for you including all the useful information.

Let me know if nautilus is the right application, thanks!

[Bhaktavatsalam Venkata Nallanthighal (bhaktavatsalam-n-deactivatedaccount)]

you are right. Nautilus is the application that has this problem. And thanks
for the additional information too. Also, I am very eager to fix that bug on
my own. What resources[well defined] do I have as a C[C++} programmer to do
that? And what stuff do I have to learn? Any pointers will be greatly
appreciated too.

Thanks a lot!
Bhaktavatsalam Nallanthighal

On Fri, May 1, 2009 at 6:26 PM, Michael Rooney <email address hidden> wrote:

> Thanks for your report. It sounds like you are talking about using
> nautilus, the default file manager? If so, this is a bug in nautilus and
> I will assign the package.
>
> For future reference, nautilus (and many other applications) has a
> "Report a problem" entry right in the Help menu which will take care of
> part of bug reporting for you including all the useful information.
>
> Let me know if nautilus is the right application, thanks!
>
> ** Package changed: ubuntu => nautilus (Ubuntu)
>
> --
> "Connect to Server..." FTP Paste command work-around available even when
> should not.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370519
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “nautilus” source package in Ubuntu: New
>
> Bug description:
> I recently tried to connect to a remote FTP server. Once the connection was
> established, I tried browsing the folders and wanted to put some of the
> files on my local harddrive to the FTP server. I tried to Copy the folders
> [right click and copy] and paste them in the target folder on the FTP
> server. But, the 'Paste' command was disabled. But astonishingly, when I
> dragged and dropped the folders onto the FTP server window, they were all
> transferred.
>

[Michael Rooney (mrooney)]

> Also, I am very eager to fix that bug on
> my own. What resources[well defined] do I have as a C[C++} programmer to do
> that? And what stuff do I have to learn? Any pointers will be greatly
> appreciated too.

http://live.gnome.org/Nautilus/Development is a good resource, and the
mailing list (http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/nautilus-list) is
also another good resource if you run into questions, want to submit a
patch, et cetera. Good luck!

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

what ubuntu version do you use?

[Bhaktavatsalam Venkata Nallanthighal (bhaktavatsalam-n-deactivatedaccount)]

Hardy Heron

On Sat, May 2, 2009 at 5:21 AM, Sebastien Bacher <email address hidden> wrote:

> what ubuntu version do you use?
>
> ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
> Importance: Undecided => Low
>
> ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
> Status: New => Incomplete
>
> ** Changed in: nautilus (Ubuntu)
> Assignee: (unassigned) => Ubuntu Desktop Bugs (desktop-bugs)
>
> --
> "Connect to Server..." FTP Paste command work-around available even when
> should not.
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/370519
> You received this bug notification because you are a direct subscriber
> of the bug.
>
> Status in “nautilus” source package in Ubuntu: Incomplete
>
> Bug description:
> I recently tried to connect to a remote FTP server. Once the connection was
> established, I tried browsing the folders and wanted to put some of the
> files on my local harddrive to the FTP server. I tried to Copy the folders
> [right click and copy] and paste them in the target folder on the FTP
> server. But, the 'Paste' command was disabled. But astonishingly, when I
> dragged and dropped the folders onto the FTP server window, they were all
> transferred.
>

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

could you try if that's an issue with jaunty too?

[Brian Curtis (bcurtiswx)]

Since there has been no response in over 4 months I am going to close this bug as invalid. If you can still reproduce this bug and are using a newer ubuntu version please use ubuntu-bug nautilus. That will report a new bug and provide necessary information from your computer.
Thanks for your bug report and helping to make Ubuntu better.