Bug 250129 - Move file and leave symlink at origin
Summary: Move file and leave symlink at origin
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: dolphin
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 16.12.2
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee
URL:
Keywords:
: 504438 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2010-09-04 04:02 UTC by Kai Uwe Broulik
Modified: 2025-12-27 00:36 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

See Also:
Latest Commit:
Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:


Attachments

Note You need to log in before you can comment on or make changes to this bug.
Description Kai Uwe Broulik 2010-09-04 04:02:35 UTC
Version:           unspecified (using KDE 4.5.0) 
OS:                Linux

It would be nice to be able to move a file to a destination but leave a symlink to the file in its original origin.

Reproducible: Didn't try
Comment 1 Peter Penz 2010-09-04 15:29:37 UTC
So you want to add another entry (beside the "Move Here", "Copy Here", "Link Here" and "Cancel") to the context-menu that appears after dragging an item? Personally I doubt that there is a usecase that is used often enough by the majority of target users to justify such an entry. So currently I'm reluctant to add such an entry (it just requires a second drag to achieve the same) - but probably I misunderstood your request?
Comment 2 Kai Uwe Broulik 2010-09-04 15:41:40 UTC
You understood correctly.
Maybe pressing a modifier key while dragging, or dragging with right-click could make a more advanced pop up menu appear which could also contain "Move and keep symlink" (or so) and that "Copy source" to resolve a symlink. See Bug 124898
Comment 3 Peter Penz 2010-09-04 15:55:17 UTC
Showing an advanced menu with a modifier key and/or right-click would be OK from my point of view.
Comment 4 Kai Uwe Broulik 2010-09-04 15:57:10 UTC
In Windows mostly Shift provides an advanced menu (e.g. for the right click menu of files and so on) but this is (un)fortunately already taken bei "move", so right-click dragging would be really nice.
Comment 5 Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) 2012-08-24 16:22:31 UTC
Resetting assignee to default as per bug #305719
Comment 6 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 02:18:23 UTC
Thank you for the bug report.

As this report hasn't seen any changes in 5 years or more, we ask if you can please confirm that the issue still persists.

If this bug is no longer persisting or relevant please change the status to resolved.
Comment 7 aristsakas 2025-12-27 00:36:21 UTC
*** Bug 504438 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***