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If I drag two files on top of each other, create a folder

Bug #798470 reported by Danielle Foré
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This bug affects 7 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Files
In Progress
Wishlist
Jeremy Wootten
Files feature-future "future"

Bug Description

If I drag one file on top of another file and release, a new folder should be created containing those two items.

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xapantu (xapantu) wrote :

Maybe this one would need some discussions…

Changed in marlin:
status: New → Triaged
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Satchit Bhogle (satchitb) wrote :

It's rather late for me to comment, but I really agree witht xapantu that this requires some discussion. It's a nice idea, but I'm not sure if the two files should create a folder or a zip file.

Danielle Foré (danrabbit)
no longer affects: marlin
Danielle Foré (danrabbit)
Changed in pantheon-files:
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
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Cassidy James Blaede (cassidyjames) wrote :

If I'm not mistaken, this is implemented in Marlin. Perhaps we should peek over there?

Cody Garver (codygarver)
tags: added: make-a-folder
Changed in pantheon-files:
status: New → Confirmed
tags: added: drag-n-drop
Cody Garver (codygarver)
Changed in pantheon-files:
milestone: none → 0.2
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Aaron White (awhite9211) wrote :

the only problem i have with it is, some apps you can pass a file to "open with", by dragging it on the executable.
although i don't see many people using it that way, i have only done that a few times myself.

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Harvey Cabaguio (harveycabaguio) wrote :

I was about to report this bug myself - so I definitely approve. :)

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swizzle (el-ferreira-deactivatedaccount) wrote :

Creating a .zip file could be useful too maybe a little dialog with the choice of creating a folder or a .zip file.

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quassy (quassy) wrote :

I would rather expect the files to be compared (dates / file size / hash / byte-by-byte) if I dragged them onto each other

Jeremy Wootten (jeremywootten)
Changed in pantheon-files:
status: Confirmed → In Progress
assignee: nobody → Jeremy Wootten (jeremywootten)
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