Bug 44615

Summary:	Open/Save dialogs should not accept invalid paths entered into the URL bar
Product:	[Frameworks and Libraries] frameworks-kio	Reporter:	stashelp
Component:	Open/save dialogs	Assignee:	David Faure <faure>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	a.samirh78, aspotashev, bugseforuns, kdelibs-bugs-null, nate
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	usability
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	RedHat Enterprise Linux
OS:	Other
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description stashelp 2002-07-02 08:17:49 UTC

(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***)

Package:           kfile
Version:           KDE 3.0.0 
Severity:          wishlist
Installed from:    RedHat RPMs
Compiler:          Not Specified
OS:                Not Specified
OS/Compiler notes: Not Specified

if I'm opening a file and I type a wrong path kfile should tell me that it cannot find/access the file - it should not close the dialog and leave it up to the app. it is a real pain to have to open the dialog again and retype the path only to make a mistake again.

if I'm saving a file and I type a file that already exists kfile should ask if I want to replace it - it should *not* be left to the app e.g. konqueror when you save a html it doesn't even prompt for a replace.

centralising this functionality in kfile would be more consistent and easier to program (IMHO).


(Submitted via bugs.kde.org)

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2009-08-27 02:34:16 UTC

Moving from "kio/kfile" component to "kfile" product, helps sorting out duplicates.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2018-04-10 19:26:24 UTC

The overwrite issue is already tracked with Bug 146806. Let's use this to track the invalid path issue.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2018-04-10 19:37:43 UTC

*** Bug 332575 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Ahmad Samir 2021-07-21 20:21:44 UTC

Typing an invalid path either in the url bar or the name bar and hitting Enter doesn't nothing, i.e. the dialog isn't closed, view isn't changed, and nothing is opened.

I would say sort of "fixed". Feel free to reopen.