Bug 205378 - Files Are Sometimes Copied To Incorrect Places
Summary: Files Are Sometimes Copied To Incorrect Places
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: dolphin
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: 16.12.2
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Peter Penz
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Reported: 2009-08-27 18:42 UTC by Jay LaCroix
Modified: 2018-04-09 16:32 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Example of Problem (183.55 KB, image/png)
2009-08-27 18:43 UTC, Jay LaCroix
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Description Jay LaCroix 2009-08-27 18:42:34 UTC
Version:            (using KDE 4.3.0)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

I am using KDE 4.3.0 on both my desktop and my laptop, both have this same issue. My desktop is running Kubuntu Karmic Alpha 4, and my laptop is running the stable Kubuntu 9.04. Both are 64-bit.

Sometimes when I copy files from my desktop to a folder I have open in Dolphin, it copies the file to an incorrect location based upon the previous position of the mouse cursor. 

An example of this is the following two scenarios:

Scenario 1: I download a PDF document to my desktop. I want to save this to a place inside my home directory. I open the location I want to copy it to in Dolphin, and then I click and drag the file into the dolphin window. While I am moving the file into the file list in Dolphin, my mouse cursor passes "Pictures" on the places tab on the way to move the file into the folder. The file copies to "Pictures" rather than the current directory of Dolphin. (See screenshot).

Scenario 2: I browse my home directory in Dolphin and and locate a file I want to move somewhere else. I open a second Dolphin window, and then drag the file from one Dolphin window to the other. While I am moving my mouse cursor through to Dolphin, the mouse cursor passes the "Desktop" folder. The file is copied to "Desktop" rather than the location of the second window.

The screenshot that I attached best explains this issue. It appears that the actual dragging of the file doesn't quite catch up to the mouse cursor fast enough sometimes. This issue does not happen all the time, but I experience it about once per day.
Comment 1 Jay LaCroix 2009-08-27 18:43:05 UTC
Created attachment 36513 [details]
Example of Problem
Comment 2 Jay LaCroix 2009-08-27 18:44:11 UTC
Also I want to make it known that I am very careful to let go of the mouse button and drop the file into the main window, not the sides. If I were to "cut" and "paste" the file, it works as expected.
Comment 3 Peter Penz 2009-12-18 18:37:14 UTC
Thanks Jeremy for the report, but I cannot reproduce this behavior (I tried both scenarios). It is out of scope of Dolphin if the drag event is not provided for the current mouse position... Hm, which Qt version are you using?
Comment 4 Julian Steinmann 2018-03-25 18:06:22 UTC
I cannot reproduce this issue either... Have you experienced this problem again? If not, I'll close the bug report soon.
Comment 5 Julian Steinmann 2018-04-09 16:32:32 UTC
No response -> closing. Please reopen this bug if you still encounter this crash in newer versions of Dolphin.