Bug 45023 - Ability to rename attachment names when saving all attachments
Summary: Ability to rename attachment names when saving all attachments
Status: RESOLVED WAITINGFORINFO
Alias: None
Product: kmail
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: openSUSE Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Carsten Pfeiffer
URL:
Keywords:
: 122976 (view as bug list)
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2002-07-11 15:33 UTC by Ferdinand Gassauer
Modified: 2012-08-19 01:09 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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screenshot of the "Save all" feature in Evolution (26.29 KB, image/png)
2009-11-06 22:23 UTC, Ronny Standtke
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Description Ferdinand Gassauer 2002-07-11 15:30:32 UTC
(*** This bug was imported into bugs.kde.org ***)

Package:           kmail
Version:           1.4.2 (using KDE 3.0.2 )
Severity:          wishlist
Installed from:    SuSE
Compiler:          gcc version 2.95.2 19991024 (release)
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.2.19
OS/Compiler notes: 

Hi!
IMHO it would be great to have the possibility to save all attachments in ONE step. (now it's necessary to RMB every single attachment.
cu
ferdinand

(Submitted via bugs.kde.org)
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Comment 1 Ingo Klöcker 2002-07-11 21:22:18 UTC
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On Thursday 11 July 2002 17:30 gassauer@kde.org wrote:
> IMHO it would be great to have the possibility to save all
> attachments in ONE step. (now it's necessary to RMB every single

Isn't this a duplicate wish? I'm pretty sure it is.

Anyway if we allowed multiple selections in the mime tree viewer then 
the user could save multiple attachments in one step.

Regards
Ingo

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Comment 2 Marc Mutz 2002-07-12 07:11:16 UTC
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On Thursday 11 July 2002 23:22 Ingo Kl=F6cker wrote:
> On Thursday 11 July 2002 17:30 gassauer@kde.org wrote:
> > IMHO it would be great to have the possibility to save all
> > attachments in ONE step. (now it's necessary to RMB every single
>
> Isn't this a duplicate wish? I'm pretty sure it is.
>
> Anyway if we allowed multiple selections in the mime tree viewer
> then the user could save multiple attachments in one step.
<snip>

May I direct everyone's look to the problem that we would then run into?=20
Namely "trusting" the sender to not use malicious filename parameters?=20
And violating best practice principles in attachment handling in that=20
we don't ask the user for confirmation of a filename for the saved=20
attachment?

Or should we present a dialog with a isRenamingEnabled() QListView that=20
holds the to-be-used filenames?

Marc

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Marc Mutz <mutz@kde.org>
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Comment 3 Ingo Klöcker 2002-07-12 18:34:36 UTC
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On Friday 12 July 2002 09:11 Marc Mutz wrote:
> On Thursday 11 July 2002 23:22 Ingo Klöcker wrote:
> > On Thursday 11 July 2002 17:30 gassauer@kde.org wrote:
> > > IMHO it would be great to have the possibility to save all
> > > attachments in ONE step. (now it's necessary to RMB every single
> >
> > Isn't this a duplicate wish? I'm pretty sure it is.
> >
> > Anyway if we allowed multiple selections in the mime tree viewer
> > then the user could save multiple attachments in one step.
>
> <snip>
>
> May I direct everyone's look to the problem that we would then run
> into? Namely "trusting" the sender to not use malicious filename
> parameters? And violating best practice principles in attachment
> handling in that we don't ask the user for confirmation of a filename
> for the saved attachment?

Huh? This must be a misunderstanding. I never proposed that we should 
simply save the attachments without asking the user for a filename.

But then again I probably misunderstood Ferdinand's wish because he 
most likely only want's one file dialog where he selects the directory 
where all attachments should be saved and not one file dialog for each 
attachment.

> Or should we present a dialog with a isRenamingEnabled() QListView
> that holds the to-be-used filenames?

This sounds like a good compromise. It should be shown after the user 
has selected the target directory.

Regards
Ingo

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Comment 4 Ferdinand Gassauer 2002-07-12 21:04:16 UTC
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Aparently my suggestion I was not clear.

IMHO a RMB menu "Save all attachments" should automaticaly select all=20
attachments (like "select all" in konqueror) and save all together to one o=
r=20
individualy to different destinations.
IMHO thats what you can do with konqueror too - select files from ftp  and=
=20
save them automaticaly. basicaly same risk potential?
And if someone wants to save all attachments he/she will de it anyhow.
I just got 10 documents and the other day 20 images- it's boring to save th=
em=20
all one by one.
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cu
ferdinand
http://www.goesing.at
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Comment 5 Marc Mutz 2002-07-13 10:23:28 UTC
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On Friday 12 July 2002 23:04 Ferdinand Gassauer wrote:
> Aparently my suggestion I was not clear.
>
> IMHO a RMB menu "Save all attachments" should automaticaly select all
> attachments (like "select all" in konqueror) and save all together to
> one or individualy to different destinations.
<snip>

I understood so much. it's still a dup.
Might I request from you a suggestion about how this should be=20
implemented GUI-wise? Esp. the "or individually to different=20
destinations" sounds just like as much efford (for the user) as now.

Marc

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Comment 6 Ferdinand Gassauer 2002-07-28 09:58:25 UTC
On Saturday 13 July 2002 12:23 Marc Mutz wrote:
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> On Friday 12 July 2002 23:04 Ferdinand Gassauer wrote:
> > Aparently my suggestion I was not clear.
> >
> > IMHO a RMB menu "Save all attachments" should automaticaly select all
> > attachments (like "select all" in konqueror) and save all together to
> > one or individualy to different destinations.
>
> <snip>
>
> I understood so much. it's still a dup.
> Might I request from you a suggestion about how this should be
> implemented GUI-wise? Esp. the "or individually to different
> destinations" sounds just like as much efford (for the user) as now.
The problem I see is to keep trac of the already saved or not saved 
attachments.
So I think the suggested solution 
" Or should we present a dialog with a isRenamingEnabled() QListView
  that holds the to-be-used filenames?"
is pretty much what I think is needed.
eventualy this list should provide 
- a preview function 
- the possibility to select/specify a different directory for each file.
- to exclude the file from saving
- indicating a naming conflict as mentioned above.
- renaming  (as some filenames are realy not what I want)



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> Marc
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-- 
cu
ferdinand
on SuSE 7.0 KDE 3.0 BRANCH
Comment 7 Marc Mutz 2002-07-28 12:40:37 UTC
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On Sunday 28 July 2002 11:58 Ferdinand Gassauer wrote:
<snip>
> > Might I request from you a suggestion about how this should be
> > implemented GUI-wise? Esp. the "or individually to different
> > destinations" sounds just like as much efford (for the user) as
> > now.
>
> The problem I see is to keep trac of the already saved or not saved
> attachments.
> So I think the suggested solution
> " Or should we present a dialog with a isRenamingEnabled() QListView
>   that holds the to-be-used filenames?"
> is pretty much what I think is needed.
> eventualy this list should provide
> - a preview function
> - the possibility to select/specify a different directory for each
> file. - to exclude the file from saving
> - indicating a naming conflict as mentioned above.
> - renaming  (as some filenames are realy not what I want)
<snip>

Sounds like a job for kio? -> reassigning to kfile.
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Comment 8 Carsten Pfeiffer 2003-09-21 01:01:43 UTC
No, this is really something very specific. You might implement that functionality in 
kmail. 
Comment 9 Ferdinand Gassauer 2005-02-05 07:34:11 UTC
IMHO the wish could be closed.
Although the renaming issue remains valid.

It's fabulous, which file names are used - for day to day work renaming is mandatory. 
The best solution would be a preview of the attachments with renaming possiblility
Comment 10 Bram Schoenmakers 2007-03-14 22:07:55 UTC
Adjusting the summary.
Comment 11 Bram Schoenmakers 2007-03-14 22:08:43 UTC
*** Bug 122976 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 12 Ronny Standtke 2009-11-06 22:23:20 UTC
Created attachment 38145 [details]
screenshot of the "Save all" feature in Evolution

I just run into the same problem as the original author of this issue more than seven years ago: I received an email with several dozen pictures attached. Trying to save them was a very tedious task with KMail.
I would really like to see the "Save all" feature I got to know and love in Evolution (see attached screenshot) to be implemented in KMail.
Comment 13 Ronny Standtke 2009-11-06 22:39:19 UTC
Oh ... my ...
I just noticed that there is a "Save Attachments..." menu entry in the rmb context menu that only appears when you are *NOT* clicking on any attachment. What kind of genius GUI usability designer was working on that feature?!

You should either implement the "Save All" button as shown in Evolution or add a "Save All Attachments..." menu entry in the context menu when rmb-clicking on an attachment.
Comment 14 Ronny Standtke 2009-11-08 20:44:09 UTC
To keep the issues separated I added a feature request in Bug#213749.
Comment 15 Myriam Schweingruber 2012-08-18 08:54:46 UTC
Thank you for your feature request. Kmail1 is currently unmaintained so we are closing all wishes. Please feel free to reopen a feature request for Kmail2 if it has not already been implemented.
Thank you for your understanding.
Comment 16 Luigi Toscano 2012-08-19 01:09:21 UTC
Instead of creating a new feature request, please confirm here if the wishlist is still valid for kmail2.