Version: unspecified (using KDE 4.6.2) OS: Linux Suppose that I create a shortcut to an inexistent folder in the Places Panel. When you click on it a "Folder/file not found" error message should appear. However, instead of that, Dolphin opens the folder as if it really existed. Reproducible: Didn't try
Thanks for the report, but in this case an error message appears in the statusbar. Is this not sufficient?
(In reply to comment #1) > Thanks for the report, but in this case an error message appears in the > statusbar. Is this not sufficient? Thanks for your comment. I really missed that, and I suppose many users will. From my point of view, an error message in the statusbar is not enough. Dolphin shouldn't "open" that folder in the first place.
Personally I don't like modal dialog boxes where the user has to press "OK" for something which won't result in any action. However I agree that the feedback that the folder is not existing should be improved.
The directory view could display the message instead of the status bar. This is where the user is expecting new contents to appear, so he will not miss the message.
If a popup message is considered "old fashioned" or even a nuisance, maybe the best option would be to show a warning message in the same window from which the user is trying to add the new shortcut. However, the main problem I see here is not where to display the error message. That's also important, but I believe the most confusing factor is that Dolphin actually seems to "open" the nonexistent folder without problem. It shows an empty folder and it's path in the address bar as if it really existed. From the user's point of view, there's nothing wrong going on. You can totally miss it.
Created attachment 62479 [details] Disables view when u enter not existing folder Disables view when u enter not existing folder. One more improvement could be made - to show item in disabled view with error message(for example: item that looks like directory with its name being the error message).
Resetting assignee to default as per bug #305719
A shame nobody paid attention to your patch 6 years ago, Tautvydas Andrikys. If you're still around and interested, would you mind re-basing it against current git master and uploading it to KDE's Phabricator? http://phabricator.kde.org/ Folks will notice it there.
The visuals here are much more obvious today; marking it as effectively resolved.