File rename by pasting in KDE "Folder View" widget

[Régis B.]

Kubuntu Intrepid 8.10

Here is what happens when I try to rename a file on the desktop :
1) A few characters of text are copied, somewhere
2) I select a file in the "File View" widget of the desktop (left click) and press F2 for renaming : the file name is highlighted
3) right click, paste -> desktop crash, I have to restart kdm.

Check the attached file for illustration.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

Does the desktop freeze, or does plasma go away, leaving you still able to do things like run KRunner with the alt + F2 shortcut?

[Régis B. (regisb)]

Plasma crashes but I can still switch windows with alt-tab, open another session with ctrl-alt-F1, etc.

[Jonathan Thomas (echidnaman)]

This seems to be working properly in KDE 4.3. (There's a specific option for making a text file out of pasted contents, and it only shows up for folders) I imagine it was crashing because it was trying to make a file inside of a file.