usability of the "file exists...replace it?" dialog box
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nautilus (Ubuntu) |
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Ubuntu Desktop Bugs |
Bug Description
When moving MULTIPLE files to a folder where a file of the same file name already exists, you get the dialog box shown in the attachment:
[text version]
A file named "FIRST_FILENAME" already exists. Do you want to replace it?
The file already exists in "FOLDER". Replacing it will overwrite its contents.
[Skip All] [Replace All] [Skip] [Replace]
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The [Skip All] [Replace All] [Skip] [Replace] buttons are confusing choices to the question: "Do you want to replace it?"
The more reasonable answers are: [Yes] [No].
But I can see why [Skip][Replace] are used, however the [Skip All] [Replace All] buttons are confusing - do they skip all the files that I am copying or does it skip all of the duplicates. It skips all the duplicates, which is the correct behavior, but this is pretty unclear from the button labels in the dialog box.
I wish I had a suggestion on how to make this clearer, but I don't. I just wanted to bring it to the teams attention.
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Thanks!