Bug 515790 - Suggestion- Save File Copy Dialog position, size, expansion, desktop & use for next process, don't steal focus
Summary: Suggestion- Save File Copy Dialog position, size, expansion, desktop & use fo...
Status: REPORTED
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Product: krusader
Classification: Applications
Component: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 2.8.1
Platform: Ubuntu Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Krusader Bugs Distribution List
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Reported: 2026-02-09 23:02 UTC by Jim
Modified: 2026-02-09 23:02 UTC (History)
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Description Jim 2026-02-09 23:02:15 UTC
SUMMARY

One thing that I've always found to be a slight annoyance is that when using job queuing in krusader, every file copy / move window resets for every job.  This is especially cumbersome when I do a large number of copies, such as when backing up end of month data to multiple external drives for archiving.  Making it worse is that the new jobs pop up on whatever desktop you happen to be on and steal the focus.  I could be coding, typing in a web browser, or watching a video and suddenly get a file copy dialog pop up in front of me.  Similarly, if there is *any* problem when copying whether someone bumps a USB cable, network goes offline, target fills, there are conflicts that you have to resolve, etc, you're presented with information about the error with focus being in the dialog.  This is rather bad when actively typing or using the mouse as you can unintentionally activate controls on the file manipulation dialog.  If there is any error or input required, the same thing happens.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1.  Turn on job queuing mode.
2.  Start copying a large file / number of files.
3.  Repeat, allowing the second copy to queue.
4.  Do something else with the machine.
5.  Watch the file copy dialog for the second one pop up over whatever you're doing the instant the first one ends.
6.  Move,  resize, and expand the details every single time you copy a set of files because this state information is not saved.


OBSERVED RESULT

How krusader has always worked - each file copy pops up it's own status window, always in the center of whatever desktop you happen to be on with the same dimensions and with the details collapsed.


EXPECTED RESULT

It would be nice for krusader to save the file copy dialog properties - position, size, expanded details, and desktop - and reuse this for future dialog boxes.


SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS

Krusader has always operated how it does now back to when I was using Ubuntu 10.04.


ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

This is really a suggestion for improvement rather than a bug.