Operation of link creation in FileCommander doesn't match help text

Issue #666 resolved
prl created an issue

The current help text in the setup screen says:

2: New symlink with file name.
3: New symlink with folder name.

But the descriptions aren't much like what the buttons actually do.

  • "2" can create a symbolic link to either a file or directory, and the user is asked to enter a name for the new link. The popup box to enter the name has no pre-fill.
  • "3" can only create a symbolic link to a directory, but it has the same name (in the other directory) as the original directory.

I think that either

  • "2" should be left as it is, and "3" should be changed so that it can create symbolic links to either files or directories, or
  • "3" should be removed, and the popup box to name the link be pre-filled with the name of the file being linked to.

I tend to favour the second approach.

The help text, should, of course, be changed to reflect what the buttons actually do.

Comments (2)

  1. Peter Urbanec

    Fix bug #666: Operation of link creation in FileCommander doesn't match help text

    The action on "2" has been changed to open a popup box to name the link, pre-filled with the name of the file being linked to, but editable.

    The action on "3" has been removed. "3" may later operate a file information screen.

    → <<cset 507e7afd8992>>

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