On Friday 13 March 2009 11:11:22 Gianluca Cecchi wrote:
On Thu, 12 Mar 2009 17:21:35 +0100 Kevin Kofler wrote:
> Just create a new folder somewhere and set your folder view to that.
Ok: created under my home a tree named folder_views/surfing
I'm using 4.2.1 packages from the update-testing repo. problems:
1) in desktop "add widgets.." -> folder view
it defaults to home and only after creation you have to go through its
configuration....
BAD in my opinion. I would expect a wizard asking me how do I want to
configure it
Your opinion only. Many people only want one setting, and /home would be the
choice of many. Actually, it's quicker to change the setting than it would be
to go through a wizard.
2) After default creation of home folderview I go in settings and
select
"Specify a folder:" putting /home/gcecchi/folder_views/Surfing
(through navigation..., not directly)-> OK
then IT REMAINS on home view: BAD!
Odd - I have set up folderviews on three boxes, all quite diferent in hardware
and software, and every one points to the directories I have set - including
the networked folders.
Even with "refresh view" it remains as home. The new name I
set up is
changed, but not the contents.
I have to come back in settings, rechange it as "places" -> home, then
remaining inside the setting window change again un
"specify a folder" (the previous one has been cleared, so I have to
renavigate...) and then OK and it works.
I would expect at least these very basic features to be solid in a
x.2.1 release of a product......
my attempts to evaluate this new 4.x DE seem to fail at the very
beginning.... ;-(
Relax :-) It does feel strange at first, but take your time and you'll solve
your problems.
I tried about 20 combinations of folder view creatgion and in my
case
it seems that the problem arises if you set the label of the folder
view (display section of the widget) at the same step when you set the
foder path.
So if you only set the path (both with direct typing and through
navigation icon) and then press OK, you get the correct view.
Instead if you also change the label row inside the display tab in the
first step, you quite always get the problem (1 out ot 10 I was able
to get correct setting).
Where to bugzilla? Is it only me getting this?
Could be :-) I also am running 4.2.1-4.fc10. Just in case something has
recently changed I installed a new folderview. The set as the default /home.
I clicked on the spanner/wrench and changed Show a Place to 'Downloads'. I
got 2 seconds of busy signal, then my Downloads directory was visible.
I then tried another, setting Specify a Folder to Downloads. Again it
displayed correctly. Then, I went to the Display tab and changed the label to
/home/Download. Again, all was well.
Finally I tried another, using Specify a Folder, and changing the Display
label before exiting - i.e. doing it all as one step. That too displays
correctly.
What exactly did you do that was different from these tests?
Anne
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