Bug 342674

Summary:	Wishlist - Add a file to already open archive from clipboard and extract files via copy and paste, like in WinRar
Product:	[Applications] ark	Reporter:	Nick Stefanov <mo78>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Elvis Angelaccio <elvis.angelaccio>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Nick Stefanov 2015-01-09 22:05:07 UTC

1. Copy some file, open some archive, Ctrl+V doesn't do anything.
2. Open some archive, select a file from it, Ctrl+C - clipboard is empty. At attemt to copy the selected file somewhere, nothing happens.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Copy some file, open some archive, Ctrl+V doesn't do anything.
2. Open some archive, select a file from it, Ctrl+C - clipboard is empty. At attemt to copy the selected file somewhere, nothing happens.
3.


Expected Results:  
1. Copy some file, open some archive, Ctrl+V to paste the file in the archive.
2. Open some archive, select a file from it, issue Ctrl+C and possibility to paste the file somewhere.

Comment 1 Nick Stefanov 2015-10-01 12:41:16 UTC

In the last versions there isn't this possibility yet.

Comment 2 Elvis Angelaccio 2017-02-01 17:38:26 UTC

(In reply to Nick Stefanov from comment #0)
> 1. Copy some file, open some archive, Ctrl+V doesn't do anything.

This is no longer true, Ark 16.12 got its own Paste action which uses Cltr+V. So it wouldn't be possible to use it for something else.

> 2. Open some archive, select a file from it, Ctrl+C - clipboard is empty. At
> attemt to copy the selected file somewhere, nothing happens.

This would only work if Ark provided an ioslave, not worth the effort given that nowadays we have working drag-and-drop to copy (extract) entries.

Comment 3 Nick Stefanov 2017-02-01 17:52:56 UTC

1. I'm with latest version of Ark. I just opened an archive with some files in it. Marked random file in the archive,  Ctrl+C, then went to some directory in file manager, Ctrl+V - nothitng happens.

2. Drag & drop isn't something new. I just wont we have an options wich in Windows are present for years. I have migrated fully to Linux before 5 years and this is the one of a few things that irritates me a lot. Just the most elementary option - to copy and paste files from archives to dolphin and vice versa.

Comment 4 Elvis Angelaccio 2017-02-01 18:23:51 UTC

(In reply to Nick Stefanov from comment #3)
> 1. I'm with latest version of Ark. I just opened an archive with some files
> in it. Marked random file in the archive,  Ctrl+C, then went to some
> directory in file manager, Ctrl+V - nothitng happens.

That is not how it's supposed to work. Open archive -> select file -> Ctrl+C -> select another folder in the archive -> Ctrl+V -> file is copied within the archive.

> 2. Drag & drop isn't something new. I just wont we have an options wich in
> Windows are present for years. I have migrated fully to Linux before 5 years
> and this is the one of a few things that irritates me a lot. Just the most
> elementary option - to copy and paste files from archives to dolphin and
> vice versa.

While it may look elementary, it is not from a technical point of view. Dolphin can only copy KIO URLs and Ark doesn't provide this kind of abstraction. It would require a lot of work for a feature that can already be used in other ways (extraction dialog, drag-and-drop).

Comment 5 Nick Stefanov 2017-02-01 18:40:40 UTC

(In reply to Elvis Angelaccio from comment #4)
> (In reply to Nick Stefanov from comment #3)
> > 1. I'm with latest version of Ark. I just opened an archive with some files
> > in it. Marked random file in the archive,  Ctrl+C, then went to some
> > directory in file manager, Ctrl+V - nothitng happens.
> 
> That is not how it's supposed to work. Open archive -> select file -> Ctrl+C
> -> select another folder in the archive -> Ctrl+V -> file is copied within
> the archive.

We talk for extraction to file manager like it is possible in Windows for decades.

> > 2. Drag & drop isn't something new. I just wont we have an options wich in
> > Windows are present for years. I have migrated fully to Linux before 5 years
> > and this is the one of a few things that irritates me a lot. Just the most
> > elementary option - to copy and paste files from archives to dolphin and
> > vice versa.
> 
> While it may look elementary, it is not from a technical point of view.
> Dolphin can only copy KIO URLs and Ark doesn't provide this kind of
> abstraction. It would require a lot of work for a feature that can already
> be used in other ways (extraction dialog, drag-and-drop).

And this is the purpose of wonfixes. Are they prohibited already?

Comment 6 Elvis Angelaccio 2017-02-03 10:00:04 UTC

Please do not re-open again. Wontfix means that the development team is not going to implement this feature, for whatever reason (I already explained why, twice).

Of course, this is free software so you are free to implement this feature yourself (or pay someone if you can't code). If you are able to provide a good patch, we can consider accepting it.