Version: unknown (using KDE 3.1.9) Compiler: gcc version 3.3 20030226 (prerelease) (SuSE Linux) OS: Linux (i686) release 2.4.20-4GB-athlon When renaming long filenames, the old selection can still be seen on the sides behind what you are typing. This isn't a showstopper or anything, but just a cosmetic fix to make konq look better. I attached a screenshot of konq showing the problem.
Created attachment 1980 [details] Notice the selection still shown while renaming
I've seen this also occur in details view.
*** Bug 58894 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Yes, this is still available in KDE: 3.2 BRANCH >= 20040204 Another issue which seems to be related is when I have a long file name between to files with short file names. Select the first file, press the arrow key to select the second -> you will notice that the third (not the 2nd) file would be selected!! I am not sure about the number of characters in the file name that cause this but you can try with different lengths.
Turns out this isn't just a cosmetic issue, but also a usability issue, as was recently demonstrated when my mother, a newbie to computers, was very confused when she erased a file's name (before typing a new one) and though the old file name revealing below the edit box is a part she didn't manage to erase.
*** Bug 82591 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
This is a qt issue, since the textedit widget is created by Qt. To solve this in KDE we would have to reimplement all this stuff differently again . Let's see what possibilities Qt4 brings ...
This bug is still present in Konqueror 3.5.9. and looks exactly like in the attached screenshot.
This bug is no longer applicable in kde4 as renaming files is no longer done inline but using a dialog.
This is no true for dolphin in 4.1. Actually, inline renaming is already present in trunk (and it's not showing this bug). Anyway IMO while KDE3 is still shipped in mainstream distros, this bug should be left open
Sorry, it won't be fixed in 3. If this somehow shows up in 4 later on, reopen.