Bug 512010

Summary: Ark requires entering a file name in the Dolphin extraction dialog to extract an archive whenever there are directories at the top level of the archive, even if the target is a directory, which is unintuitive.
Product: [Applications] ark Reporter: Женя Бородин <rimkamix0>
Component: generalAssignee: Elvis Angelaccio <elvis.angelaccio>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: normal CC: rthomsen6, u0sd2qpny
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: openSUSE   
OS: Linux   
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Attachments: Shows that extraction requires entering a file name in the Dolphin dialog when the archive contains directories, even if the target is a folder

Description Женя Бородин 2025-11-12 20:07:20 UTC
Created attachment 186733 [details]
Shows that extraction requires entering a file name in the Dolphin dialog when the archive contains directories, even if the target is a folder

SUMMARY
Ark requires entering a file name in the Dolphin extraction dialog to extract an archive whenever there are directories at the top level of the archive, even if the target is a directory, which is unintuitive.
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1 Open Ark and select an archive that contains directories at the top level.
2 In Dolphin, choose Extract… to open the extraction dialog.
3 Select a target directory.
4 Enter any file name; extraction starts, but the entered name is ignored.
5  If the archive contains only files (no directories at top level), extraction starts immediately without entering a file name.

OBSERVED RESULT
- This behavior differs from other archive managers (e.g., GNOME File Roller), which allow direct extraction to a folder without requiring a file name.
- The file name field requirement is confusing and unnecessary, especially since the name is ignored.

EXPECTED RESULT
User should be able to select a target directory and extract the archive directly into it without needing to enter a file name, regardless of whether the archive contains directories or only files.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20251110
KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.19.0
Qt Version: 6.10.0
Kernel Version: 6.17.7-1-default (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 4 × Intel® Xeon® CPU E3-1220 V2 @ 3.10GHz
Memory: 16 ГиБ of RAM (15.6 ГиБ usable)
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 570 Series


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- This behavior differs from other archive managers (e.g., GNOME File Roller), which allow direct extraction to a folder without requiring a file name.
- The file name field requirement is confusing and unnecessary, especially since the name is ignored.
Comment 1 Женя Бородин 2025-12-07 10:59:57 UTC
The issue has been fixed. This report can be closed.