On Fri, Sep 01, 2000 at 11:09:57PM -0400, Dan Melomedman wrote:
> 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > --
> > 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.
When I say enter, I mean clicking on 'a'.
