Bug 59847

Summary: Save Files: *.desktop-Filesystem-icons cannot be clicked to choose dir to save a file
Product: [Applications] kfile Reporter: Christoph Eckert <ce>
Component: generalAssignee: kdelibs bugs <kdelibs-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: normal CC: finex, jens-bugs.kde.org, nate
Priority: NOR    
Version: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: openSUSE   
OS: Linux   
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Description Christoph Eckert 2003-06-15 21:03:14 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.1.1)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs
OS:          Linux

when saving a file, I cannot switch to the desktop and there choose a mount icon and automatically be redirected to the corresponding folder/mount point in the directory tree. This would be very nice to have.

For that reason, I have some symlinks on my desktop pointing to mount points which are still on my desktop as *.desktop-files.
Comment 1 Thiago Macieira 2003-06-15 21:49:26 UTC 
Can you clarify? I didn't understand what you want.
Comment 2 Jens 2003-08-16 23:52:37 UTC 
I understand and I have the same request. 
The original poster wants to be able to treat .desktop-files as links to the location they point to, just like 
"normal" symbolic links. 
 
Ie. if I have a "Home.desktop" file on my desktop and I drag a file onto it, I want it to be copied to my 
home directory. Currently, Konqueror opens my home directory and then tries to open the file. 
 
The same goes for file-save dialogs (treat .desktop-files as symbolic links - i.e. if you click them open the 
directory or URI they point to). This would also allow people to drag files to the "home directory" in the 
Konqueror F9 sidebar (and not just its subdirs). 
 
I am using a current CVS version.
Comment 3 Christoph Feck 2009-08-27 02:34:29 UTC 
Moving from "kio/kfile" component to "kfile" product, helps sorting out duplicates.
Comment 4 FiNeX 2009-09-20 17:05:51 UTC 
The bug is still valid on current KDE 4 trunk.
Comment 5 Nate Graham 2018-04-13 15:11:14 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 88019 ***