On Fri, Sep 01, 2000 at 10:59:26PM -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Dan Melomedman wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Sep 01, 2000 at 10:18:15PM -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> > > On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Dan Melomedman wrote:
> > >
> > > > On Fri, Sep 01, 2000 at 08:53:58PM -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote:
> > > > > On Fri, 1 Sep 2000, Dan Melomedman wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > > If I create a folder a.b.c.d, and 'delete d'. Then a.b.c.d gets deleted
> > > > > > instead of being renamed to a.b.c. The user thinks he/she is deleting
> > > > > > just the 'd' folder, while all three would-be folders are removed. Is
> > > > > > this what's supposed to happen? Thanks.
> > > > >
> > > > > Yes. When you create folder a.b.c.d, you create just that folder,
> > > > > a.b.c.d.
> > > > >
> > > > > You do not create a.b.c, a.b, and a, just by the virtue of creating
> > > > > a.b.c.d. If you want to create those folders, you have to create them
> > > > > separately.
> > > > >
> > > > > Therefore, when you delete a.b.c.d, you've got nothing left
> > > > > afterwards. You created one folder, and deleted that folder, and you're
> > > > > now back where you started.
> > > > >
> > > > > --
> > > > > Sam
> > > >
> > > > Interface allows you to enter a, then b, and so on though.
> > >
> > > But only as long as a.b.c.d exists.
> > >
> > >
> > > --
> > > Sam
> >
> > Also, when I create a.b.c.d, it gives 'Invalid folder name' message. If
> > If I use 'Create this folder in new directory: a', and 'Create new
> > folder: b', it creates a.b on disk. My user might think
> > they're separate, and while deleting 'b', deletes a.b.
>
> No -- because in order to see b, they'd have to open the a subdirectory.
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>
> --
> Sam
They enter a, to see that it contains b. They still think they can
delete b, and keep a. They delete b, which in reality deletes a.b. They
wonder where a went.
