Public bug reported:
When attempting to delete an empty directory, gthumb pointlessly pops up a
confirmation dialog asking "Are you sure you want to permanently delete [the
folder]? If you delete a file, it will be permanently lost." In addition to
wasting the user's time, this is also dangerous, because it conditions the user
to always confirm such dialogs: it causes users to fail to notice REAL warnings
when they happen. It is similar to a false alarm. In healthcare, this
phenomenon is known as "alarm fatigue", and is well documented as being
dangerous:
https://psnet.ahrq.gov/webmm/case/362/harm-from-alarm-fatigue
If the directory is already empty when the user tries to delete it, then
gthumb should not issue a confirmation dialog.
Tested on gthumb version 3.4.3
** Affects: gthumb (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Attachment added: "Screenshot of the warning"
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1740713/+attachment/5029586/+files/Screenshot%20from%202017-12-31%2017-08-33.png
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gthumb asks for confirmation before deleting an empty directory
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