Version: (using KDE 4.3.3) OS: Linux Installed from: Archlinux Packages very simply put if you follow a symlink to a directory and you add a new file to that directory from say konsole, dolphin will not see the new file unless you start another instance. test case mkdir -p test/test cd test ln -s test lntest now open a split pane dolphin to with one pane open to test/test and the other open to test/lntest touch test/test.txt attached screenshot shows my results
Created attachment 38201 [details] splitpane view of bug
SVN commit 1048852 by dfaure: Resolve symlinks otherwise we cannot be notified of changes in the directories we list and monitor. BUG: 213799 M +7 -1 kio/kdirlister.cpp M +82 -8 tests/kdirlistertest.cpp M +3 -1 tests/kdirlistertest.h WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1048852
SVN commit 1048853 by dfaure: Cheat a bit with the root item: give it the view URL, rather than the dirlister url (e.g. because KDirLister now resolves symlinks) CCBUG: 213799 M +2 -0 dolphinpart.cpp WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1048853
SVN commit 1064817 by dfaure: Fix 213799 again (kio doesn't notice changes in a symlink-to-a-directory) without introducing the 219547 crash in treeviews (due to KDirModel seeing unexpected resolved urls). The new strategy is: rather than resolve the url right away (and emit wrong items), we just store the "resolved_path -> known_path(s)" association in a QHash, and look that up when we are notified of changes. Fixed for: 4.4 RC1 BUG: 219547 CCBUG: 213799 M +52 -14 kio/kdirlister.cpp M +14 -0 kio/kdirlister_p.h M +3 -0 tests/kdirlistertest.cpp M +8 -0 tests/kdirmodeltest.cpp WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1064817
SVN commit 1078132 by dfaure: Backport fixes for 213799 and 219547: Fix lack of auto-update when viewing a directory via a symlink. Fixed for: 4.3.5 CCBUG: 213799 219547 M +56 -12 kio/kdirlister.cpp M +14 -0 kio/kdirlister_p.h M +136 -6 tests/kdirlistertest.cpp M +3 -1 tests/kdirlistertest.h M +8 -0 tests/kdirmodeltest.cpp WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=1078132