** Description changed: - When the user tries to save a file from the "Save" option , and Inputs labels containing "/" he is warned with the following error message: - "The folder contents could not be displayed" - "Error stating file '/xx/a': No such file or directory" + When the user tries to save a file from the "Save" option and Inputs + labels containing "/" nothing happens, the "Save" dialog remains opened + and he is not warned with an error message. - An average user cannot understand this, Since the user is not informed + An average user cannot understand this, since the user is not informed of what mistake he has done! Papercut solution: - A much more appropriate dialogue is needed: + An appropriate dialogue is needed: "File names cannot contain "/" " "If you intend to save the file in a folder "xx", First Create folder "xx" in the location" ------------- [Old description] ------------- When the user types a filename, if he puts a forbidden symbol (like "/" for example) in the name, when clicking on the "Save" button there's a really obscure message coming out: instead of saying "one or more character you have typed are not admitted" , or "the symbol "/" is not admitted in a file name", it says (approximately, I'm translating from the italian version) "THE FOLDER'S CONTENT CANNOT BE VISUALIZED: error in executing stat of file /home/john/Desktop/xxxxxx : no file or directory". -------------------------- I tried with Openoffice.org, Gedit, Archive manager, Brasero, Sound recorder and Gimp, and they all have the same behaviour. The only one to give the correct response has been Nautilus which told me that "/" is - not allowed. I made the tests on two PCs running Jaunty and on a virtual - machine running Karmic. + not allowed. I made the tests on a virtual machine running Karmic Alpha + 2 updated to 07/05/09. - - However, my opinion is that the message that shows when the typed path is incorrect is not useful for those who don't already know the mechanism: that would consequently compromise usability. - I think it would be useful to replace the present message with something like "The path you have typed is not correct: please check the directory tree" , or "The "/" symbol can be only used to head to a subdirectory, not in a filename: if you wanted to set a subdirectory for your file, please check the directory tree". - - - I think this is very confusing for the newcomer: if it's easily fixable, it should be fixed in Karmic. + I think this is very confusing for the newcomer: if it's easily fixable, + it should be fixed in Karmic.
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