File operations using Dolphin - Beware the Gotchya!

[sithlord48]

i also say kde is the best DE for linux.

if you happen to be using dolphin outside of kde (like i do with razor-Qt) you will get the old style pop up copy dialog. just wondering if there is a way to make that defalut in kde anymore . mighe be useful for some users.

[GreyGeek]

who says kde is ther best desktop environment for linux?

i do!

[life0riley]

File operations using Dolphin - Beware the Gotchya!

Thanks Snowhog! That little icon in the system tray is handy. I also check the destination and make sure the number of files and size matches the source. I use Dolphin for moving small numbers of files around. For large transfers I use the terminal. I get output with the terminal if a file can't be copied for some reason.


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Who says KDE is ther best desktop environment for Linux?

[Snowhog]

Non Modal Dialogs

When Moving, Copying or Deleting files/directories the dialog disappears even when the operation has not yet completed. A progress bar then appears in the bottom right of the screen, this then disappears also, if you want see the progress you need to click a small (i) information icon in the system tray.

New users who are not used to this way of working (and even experienced users) can get caught out by this, if you are Moving, Copying or Deleting large directories then you need to use the icon to monitor the progress of your operation. If you don't then any subsequent actions you do, may well use an incomplete file structure resulting in corrupted files. You have been warned!