To expand on this little, it looks like drag-and-drop of a folder is not currently supported by all browsers. Chrome implemented it two years ago (see http://stackoverflow.com/questions/3590058/does-html5-allow-drag- drop-upload-of-folders-or-a-folder-tree ), but it's not yet in the standard. In other browsers, the browser tries to read the folder file itself (as a zero-byte file), rather than reading the folder's contents.
I tested it out in Gmail on Firefox just now, and indeed got an error message about having uploaded a zero-byte file. So I think that further confirms that cross-browser folder upload support isn't yet available. So with that being the case, Dmitrii's idea of making a more polite error message, is a good improvement for the time being. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Mahara Contributors, which is subscribed to Mahara. Matching subscriptions: Subscription for all Mahara Contributors -- please ask on #mahara-dev or mahara.org forum before editing or unsubscribing it! https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1605072 Title: Attempting to upload a folder fails with the error Status in Mahara: Confirmed Bug description: - exact version of Mahara - master - operating system - Linux, OSX - database - Postgres - browser and version - Safari (v. 9.1.1) and Firefox (v.47.0.1) Test scenario: 1. Login to ePortfolio, go to Content > Files 2. Drag a folder from your file manager to the ‘Drop files her to upload’ region Expected: all files in the folder uploaded Actual result: Error “Server responded with 0 code.[object XMLHttpRequest]” To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/mahara/+bug/1605072/+subscriptions _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~mahara-contributors Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~mahara-contributors More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
