[haiku-bugs] Re: [Haiku] #3171: Better prompting in Tracker file operations
- From: "humdinger" <trac@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 02 Dec 2010 13:47:26 -0000
#3171: Better prompting in Tracker file operations
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Reporter: anevilyak | Owner: anevilyak
Type: enhancement | Status: new
Priority: high | Milestone: R1/alpha3
Component: Applications/Tracker | Version: R1/pre-alpha1
Resolution: | Keywords:
Blocked By: 1420 | Has a Patch: 0
Platform: All | Blocking: 3296
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Comment (by humdinger):
OK. The following is a possibility I came up with to start the discussion.
Basically it's in a worst case a 3 step process.
1. Copy/move a folder, but there's already a folder with that name present
Alert:
{{{
A folder with that name already exists at $ParentDestFolder(link-to-show-
in-Tracker).
[Button: Replace existing folder] [Button: Merge files]
}}}
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If "Merge files" or when copying/moving some files:
2. Some of filenames to be copied/moved already exist at the destination
Window:
{{{
There [is|are] [a|$NumberOfClashingFiles] file[s] with [an] identical
name[s]
in $ParentDestFolder(link-to-show-in-Tracker).
[Expander-view: List of clashing files in $ParentDestFolder.]
{You can open/rename/getinfo/move/copy files directly in this list and
display any attribute column.}
* Prompt for every file [default]
* Skip clashing file[s]
* Overwrite older file[s]
* Overwrite [all] file[s]
[Button: Cancel] [Button: OK, [prompt|skip|overwrite
older|overwrite all]]
}}}
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If "Prompt for every file":
3. When encountering the clashing file
Window:
{{{
There's already a file with the name $ClashingFileName in
$ParentDestFolder(link-to-show-in-Tracker).
Select the file to keep.
Clashing file Existing file
Last modified: $date $date
Size: $size $size
Checksum: $md5sum $md5sum
[if image|video:]
Dimensions: $dimensions $dimensions
[if video|audio:]
Runtime: $runtime $runtime
[if image|video|audio:]
Thumbnail|MediaPlayer
Thumbnail|MediaPlayer
[ ] Use this choice for all clashing files in this operation.
[only needed when there is more than one file]
[Button: Abort] [Button: Skip this file] [Button: Keep
[clashing|exisiting file]]
}}}
The "Clashing file vs. Existing file" columns are selectable, click
anywhere and the the whole thing is marked for keeping. As long as there
is no file selected, the "Keep" button is inactive.
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This is my first jab at it. Too much? Not enough?[[BR]]
I'm not sure about what attributes should all be available in the
clashing/existing file columns in 3), but I do like to have a visual
comparison side by side.[[BR]]
Maybe an option to rename the clashing/existing file in a certain pattern
(e.g. adding a suffix like "(2)" or "new"/"old" etc.) would also be nice.
Just brain-storming...
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