Bug 504326 - "Folder already exists" dialog is ridiculously long when long paths are involved
Summary: "Folder already exists" dialog is ridiculously long when long paths are involved
Status: CONFIRMED
Alias: None
Product: frameworks-kio
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Component: Overwrite dialog (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: KIO Bugs
URL:
Keywords: usability
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2025-05-16 11:20 UTC by hazelnot
Modified: 2025-05-16 13:37 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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A screenshot of the ridiculously long "Folder Already Exists - Dolphin" dialog when trying to merge two folders with very long paths. (71.85 KB, image/png)
2025-05-16 11:20 UTC, hazelnot 		Details
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Description hazelnot 2025-05-16 11:20:10 UTC 
Created attachment 181376 [details]
A screenshot of the ridiculously long "Folder Already Exists - Dolphin" dialog when trying to merge two folders with very long paths.

SUMMARY
The folder overwrite dialog is ridiculously long when long paths are involved, because the first line is forced to actually be rendered as a single line of text 

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Copy a folder with a long path onto another folder with the same name with a similarly long path

OBSERVED RESULT
The overwrite dialog will be ridiculously long

EXPECTED RESULT
The first line be allowed to overflow onto a second (at least) line

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: EndeavourOS
KDE Plasma Version: 6.3.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.13.0
Qt Version: 6.9.0

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
A similar bug was filed back in 2003 (#62736) for KDE 3, the issue seems to be basically exactly the same, though that report was closed in 2013 due to KDE 3 not being maintained anymore
Comment 1 Nate Graham 2025-05-16 13:37:10 UTC 
It doesn't have a capped maximum width, yeah.