Bug 55738

Summary:	userfriendly handling of backup files
Product:	[Applications] konqueror	Reporter:	Ferdinand Gassauer <gassauer>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Konqueror Bugs <konqueror-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	finex
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Ferdinand Gassauer 2003-03-09 13:09:19 UTC

Version:           unknown (using KDE 3.1.9)
Compiler:          gcc version 3.2 (SuSE Linux)
OS:          Linux (i686) release 2.4.19-4GB

sugestion:
in konqueror click (LMB) on a backup file should pop up a menue with at least the following options

a) open file with <associated application> (better not)

b) view file with <associated application> (read only to avoid further damage)

c) open file with <select application> (as it does now) - useless for panicing users

d) restore file i.e. copy backup over original file - (eventualy only after viewing it)

if users can not access the original file, 
these are exactly the situations where users tend to panic and destroy valuable backups by doing more and more things wrong if not guided and
supported by the application

cu
ferdinand

Comment 1 FiNeX 2009-09-13 19:20:07 UTC

All reports about file management mode reported against KDE 3 (konqueror) has been closed: konqueror in KDE 3 is no more developed and mantained. All bugs and wishes which could be interesting for Dolphin in KDE 4 (the new KDE file manager) has been collected into a specific list.

Please try the new file manager before request new features and report bugs.

Before submitting new reports check carefully the already opened KDE/Dolphin reports in order not to add duplicates.

Many thanks.