Bug 153199 - Wish: Folder Icon indicates empty folder
Summary: Wish: Folder Icon indicates empty folder
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: dolphin
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 16.12.2
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee
URL:
Keywords:
: 97294 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2007-11-30 23:57 UTC by Dotan Cohen
Modified: 2017-02-02 19:38 UTC (History)
5 users (show)

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Empty folder vs. full folder (6.48 KB, image/png)
2010-08-31 02:02 UTC, Kai Uwe Broulik
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mockup (16.41 KB, image/png)
2011-03-24 19:24 UTC, Todd
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Description Dotan Cohen 2007-11-30 23:57:54 UTC
Version:           3.5.6 (using KDE KDE 3.5.6)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
OS:                Linux

I propose an option in which a folder icon could indicate that the folder is empty. A possible way of achieving this would be adding an X to the lower left portion of the icon. I'm sure there are other ways of indicating that the folder is empty.

One benefit of this proposal would be the elimination of the need to verify that a folder is empty before deleting it (I always double check that). Another benefit would be for those who check "incoming" folders. I have 6 "incoming" folders. It would be nice if I could just look at the top level folder and see which "incoming" folders have files and which do not. I'm sure that there are numerous other benefits as well.
Comment 1 FiNeX 2008-06-06 13:12:15 UTC
I move this wish to dolphin, konqueror in KDE4 doesn't manage directly file browsing but it use the dolphin part.
Comment 2 Dotan Cohen 2008-06-06 14:16:36 UTC
Thanks, FiNeX. Makes sense.
Comment 3 Angel Blue01 2009-03-07 03:36:05 UTC
This makes browsing files much easier.
Comment 4 Angel Blue01 2009-03-11 15:50:37 UTC
Shouldn't this be under "artwork"?
Comment 5 FiNeX 2009-12-05 16:39:53 UTC
*** Bug 97294 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 6 Kai Uwe Broulik 2010-08-31 02:01:59 UTC
There could be the default “empty” folder icon, and one with paper (“files”) being visible for indicating there are files inside.
Comment 7 Kai Uwe Broulik 2010-08-31 02:02:21 UTC
Created attachment 51129 [details]
Empty folder vs. full folder
Comment 8 Todd 2011-03-24 19:24:59 UTC
Created attachment 58310 [details]
mockup

Here is another mockup I made a while back for the same idea.  This one uses a new icon, so it won't conflict with people who may have intentionally set the empty folder icon.
Comment 9 Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) 2012-08-24 16:19:39 UTC
Resetting assignee to default as per bug #305719