Bug 165473 - KDiff3 doesn't reload non-local files
Summary: KDiff3 doesn't reload non-local files
Status: RESOLVED UNMAINTAINED
Alias: None
Product: kdiff3
Classification: Applications
Component: application (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: Debian testing Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: michael
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Reported: 2008-07-01 11:09 UTC by Christoph Burgmer
Modified: 2018-07-05 03:57 UTC (History)
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Description Christoph Burgmer 2008-07-01 11:09:24 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE 3.5.9)
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

KDiff3 treats non-local files as local copies (in /tmp) instead of remembering the original source:

In the open dialogue one can specify the files to compare, local or non-local paths are both valid. On opening the non-local files are downloaded via KIO and stored under /tmp. KDiff3 will then precede with these local copies instead of handling the original paths.

A reload then doesn't reload the path input by the user but instead reloads the local copy in /tmp not including changes made in the meantime.
Comment 1 Michel Nolard 2008-09-12 14:56:12 UTC 
My take is that while it would be more than useful in KDiff3, I think it is a requirement which addresses a miss in the Qt/KDE libraries : there is a need for a system wide key+mouse combination to activate this feature.

This feature should then be filled up against the KDELibs project or even on trolltech's bug tracker system ?
Comment 2 Christoph Burgmer 2008-12-14 07:29:17 UTC 
Can you elaborate on this? I don't understand how a missing mouse+key feature is connected to only the local copy being reloaded.
Comment 3 Christoph Burgmer 2009-03-13 07:37:28 UTC 
Seems to work with newest.