Bug 186387

Summary:	Option to use a semi colon or other separator to add multiple folders at once
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Kenneth Aar <kenneth>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	frank78ac, sreich
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	16.12.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Kenneth Aar 2009-03-06 20:25:22 UTC

Version:           1.2.1 (using KDE 4.2.1)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

Effective use of folders can be increased by adding option to make multiple folders at once. 

For instance by doing this "File > New > Folder" inside the folder "Foodgroups":

Gives you av dialog window where you could write: Fat;Carbohydrates;Proteines

Clicking OK would create 3 sibling folders called:

Foodgroups
+ Carbohydrates
+ Fat
+ Proteines

Comment 1 Frank Reininghaus 2009-03-07 13:07:42 UTC

I see a potential problem here: If this was implemented, one could not create folders with ';' in the Name any more...

Comment 2 Kenneth Aar 2009-03-07 13:19:16 UTC

Yes I have thought of this too and that is why I wrote "semi colon or other separator". For instance a double, triple or quadruple semi kolon could also work.


Besides the problem could be solved by escaping characters the way we do on the console with a backslash.

Comment 3 Shaun Reich 2009-03-10 02:12:19 UTC

I like this idea, I've had to do this before too, and it's annoying.

But I think a better solution would be to build it into the create new file dialog. I was thinking maybe have a little plus arrow button to the right or something, then you click it, and another line edit spawns.

Or perhaps it would be better for instead of another one spawning, that it would create the one you just typed it, but clear the text so you can type in another one.

Comment 4 Kenneth Aar 2009-03-10 10:25:32 UTC

I agree with the second part of your proposal Shaunt his could be just as fast, and it is more user friendly for new users. 

So the way I see it is; Clicking the pluss icon on the end of create new dialog just lets you type in folder or file name and press enter. Each time a new file or folder will be created. Repeat until all folders have been created.

Comment 5 Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) 2012-08-24 16:19:57 UTC

Resetting assignee to default as per bug #305719

Comment 6 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 02:18:53 UTC

Thank you for the bug report.

As this report hasn't seen any changes in 5 years or more, we ask if you can please confirm that the issue still persists.

If this bug is no longer persisting or relevant please change the status to resolved.