Bug 309250

Summary:	Draggable Places entries are interpreted as dragging the target folder to the trash
Product:	[Unmaintained] kfile	Reporter:	Aaron Peterson <alpeterson>
Component:	kfileplacesview	Assignee:	kdelibs bugs <kdelibs-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	critical	CC:	afiestas, cfeck
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	triaged
Version First Reported In:	4.8.5
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Aaron Peterson 2012-10-30 12:12:20 UTC

Hi, I just wanted to add my Documents folder to my places section.

Well, I did that, then I tried to drag it to the top of the list, and it ended up on the trash.
I didn't know, or even suspect that this attempt to relocate tiles would cause the deletion of all of my documents.


Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Create a places you don't care about.
2. Even have the panels be locked.
3.Drag that panel up to try to rearrange it
Actual Results:  
Oops, that folder is now moved into the other places.

Expected Results:  
tiles rearrange

KDE doesn't even trust us with dragging files without first asking us if we want to move or copy them..

Then it does does the worst possible outcome for something that doesn't even represent a file!

This is critical, because of the folders people will likely put into a Places folder, and how easy it is to accidentally move something.

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2012-10-30 22:06:38 UTC

Are you sure you did not move the icons on the trashcan, instead of between items? There is hover feedback, so you can see if you move onto or between items.

Comment 2 Jekyll Wu 2013-03-12 14:26:01 UTC

Can't reproduce it using KDE SC 4.10.1, either.  When I drag a folder onto some existing place, there is a popup menu shown asking me what to do: copy, move, link or cancel. 

@Aaron, since you can reproduce it every time, would you please record a short screencast to demonstrate the problem ?

Comment 3 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-24 02:03:00 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 15 days. Please provide the requested information as soon as possible and set the bug status as REPORTED. Due to regular bug tracker maintenance, if the bug is still in NEEDSINFO status with no change in 30 days, the bug will be closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

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Comment 4 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-10-27 04:08:31 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least 30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME due to lack of needed information.

For more information about our bug triaging procedures please read the wiki located here: https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Bug_triaging

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