Empty folders can be expanded in List View
Bug #1299575 reported by
KJ Lawrence
This bug affects 2 people
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Files |
Triaged
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Low
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elementary UX | ||
Bug Description
Not a big issue. Empty folders can be expanded and just show whitespace.
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| KJ Lawrence (kjtehprogrammer) wrote | #1 |
| Changed in pantheon-files: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| summary: |
- Empty folders expandable in details view + Empty folders can be expanded in List View |
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| Jeremy Wootten (jeremywootten) wrote | #2 |
| Changed in pantheon-files: | |
| assignee: | nobody → elementary UX Team (elementary-design) |
| importance: | Undecided → Low |
| status: | Confirmed → Triaged |
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| Danielle Foré (danrabbit) wrote | #3 |
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| Danielle Foré (danrabbit) wrote | #4 |
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I am not sure if this deliberate or not. The code is designed a "dummy" row to empty folders in fm_list_model but I am not sure whether there is a good reason for this. PCMan and Thunar do not any expanders, while Nautilus also expands empty folders but inserts "Empty Folder" in the blank row.
In FIles, if you look at the properties of the blank row or open it in a new tab then it acts as the root directory of the view (not the empty folder) which is counter-intuitive.
A decision is needed as to whether empty folders should be expandable and, if so, what the appearance and behaviour of the dummy row should be.