Bug 360347

Summary:	Cannot create-open file by full path
Product:	[Developer tools] kdevplatform	Reporter:	Alexander Potashev <aspotashev>
Component:	general	Assignee:	kdevelop-bugs-null
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	normal	CC:	nilesh.sah13
Priority:	LO	Keywords:	junior-jobs, triaged
Version First Reported In:	git master
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Alexander Potashev 2016-03-10 09:29:25 UTC

In short: cannot open "/tmp/1.cpp" if it does not exist.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Make sure "/tmp/1.cpp" and "~/1.cpp" do not exist.
2. Press Ctrl+O to start the file open dialog in KDevelop.
3. Go into root directory.
4. Enter either "/tmp/1.cpp" or "~/1.cpp" into the filename text edit field.
5. Click Open.

Actual Results:  
The filename field is cleared, nothing else happens.

Expected Results:  
Should open "/tmp/1.cpp" which will appear as a new empty document in KDevelop.

Comment 1 Kevin Funk 2016-04-01 09:10:24 UTC

@Alexander: Want to give it a try and prepare a patch?

Comment 2 Kevin Funk 2017-01-08 19:34:06 UTC

@Alexander: In what other app do you see this behavior by the way?

I'm urged to close this as a WONTFIX. Doesn't look like we can get QFileDialog to do what we want easily... We use QFileDialog::getOpenFileUrls which will only give us existing files.

[1] https://github.com/KDE/kdevplatform/blob/d42d074299295308f22d36fe4ce456e26e4cd398/shell/documentcontroller.cpp#L149

Comment 3 Andrew Crouthamel 2018-09-26 22:15:39 UTC

Dear Bug Submitter,

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Comment 4 Alexander Potashev 2018-09-26 23:04:42 UTC

OK, I understand there's no clean solution with Qt. Kate has the same problem.