Bug 300578

Summary:	[Idea] Multi paste feature
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Frank Souza <franksouza183>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	adaptee, emmanuelpescosta099, frank78ac, franksouza183
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	16.12.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
URL:	http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/1825/multipasteidea.jpg
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:
Attachments:	Multi paste idea steps patch for wish 300578

Description Frank Souza 2012-05-24 21:55:59 UTC

The feature consists of a necklace or multiple items in multiple folders, negating the need to paste one by one. The attached image reflects well the steps of the idea. http://img826.imageshack.us/img826/1825/multipasteidea.jpg

Reproducible: Didn't try

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Select file(s)
2. Copy file(s)
3. Select folders
4. Paste items in selected folders

Comment 1 Frank Souza 2012-05-24 21:57:47 UTC

Created attachment 71347 [details]
Multi paste idea steps

Comment 2 Emmanuel Pescosta 2012-07-24 18:47:41 UTC

Created attachment 72734 [details]
patch for wish 300578

I hope you and the dolphin developers like it ;)

Could you please test the patch?

Comment 3 Emmanuel Pescosta 2012-07-24 18:59:44 UTC

review request: https://git.reviewboard.kde.org/r/105719/

Comment 4 Frank Reininghaus 2012-08-04 07:05:32 UTC

Thanks for the report and the patch!

Could you describe a common situation in which it is necessary to paste items in multple sub-folders of the current folder simultaneously? I can't think of any, which is why I'm not quite sure if this feature should go in.

Comment 5 Frank Souza 2012-08-05 03:25:38 UTC

Well, I'll give an example: I am a designer of icons, and my theme there are several subfolders with different resolutions of icons (16,24,32,48, etc.), many of the files in these folders are relative symlinks (. /) for images in that directory. In all the directories, symlinks are of the same name. Now imagine having to do this manually (copy and paste a symlink on other folders) every time I create an icon (which can reach over 1000 images and over 2000 symlinks in a complete theme).
I think this option could be inactive by default and can be activated via Dolphin settings.
I think there are other common uses for this feature, but unfortunately does not come to mind.
Thank you

Comment 6 Frank Reininghaus 2012-08-06 09:20:34 UTC

Thanks for the explanation! Anyway, I'd like to wait and see if there is demand from other users. Making this an option in the settings is not a good idea IMHO - I try to keep the number of config options as small as possible.

Comment 7 Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) 2012-08-24 16:19:37 UTC

Resetting assignee to default as per bug #305719

Comment 8 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 02:18:49 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.