[8.50b12] Trailing space in dir name -> bad context menu

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2013-12-08, 13:32 UTC

I have 3 files in F:\Stuff \0\ (note trailing space in folder name), and when I select them and open context menu, it is very truncated:

3 file(s)
-----
View
Edit
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Copy...
Rename...
Move...
Create shortcut
Delete
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Properties

However, when a copy of this folder exists as F:\Stuff\0\, all works fine. Don't know if it is TC or shell bug.

Post by *white » 2013-12-08, 15:12 UTC

It isn't new for TC 8.50. It only happens when "Stuff " and "Stuff" both exist. Apparently when both folders exist "Stuff" is used instead of "Stuff " in this case. If the files are not found in "Stuff" the context menu is shortened.

Post by *ghisler(Author) » 2013-12-09, 11:09 UTC

This isn't a bug - Windows simply can't handle paths with trailing spaces. Therefore TC shows its own menu because the Windows function fails. It seems that the Windows function accesses the path without the trailing space when there is one. I cannot control this.

I'm sorry but I will not handle any further bug reports regarding trailing spaces.

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2013-12-09, 12:59 UTC

OK, so it is a Windows bug, thank you for answer.
Topic may be moved to 'will not be changed'.

Horst.Epp · Post by *Horst.Epp » 2013-12-09, 18:42 UTC

ghisler(Author) wrote:This isn't a bug - Windows simply can't handle paths with trailing spaces. Therefore TC shows its own menu because the Windows function fails. It seems that the Windows function accesses the path without the trailing space when there is one. I cannot control this.

I'm sorry but I will not handle any further bug reports regarding trailing spaces.

Finally the right decision to stop that strange discussions about useless traling spaces in file or dir names.

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2013-12-09, 19:06 UTC

I agree that they are useless, it was just the folder that I made for previous tests, and I entered it by accident while searching for temporary folder and noticed that.

Post by *white » 2013-12-09, 21:54 UTC

BTW, Explorer shows normal context menu... But of course most programs started using this context menu don't work.

MVV · Post by *MVV » 2013-12-10, 06:59 UTC

When I enter "Stuff " dir in Explorer, it enters "Stuff" dir that is near the first one and then it can't enter any subdir.

If I create text file using context menu, it appears in "Stuff " dir so I can't see it from Explorer.

But if there are no dir "Stuff" near "Stuff ", all work fine.
However I can enter folder using "F:\Stuff \0" in TC command line. Then I can open Notepad, Word using context menu for text file, so Windows accepts such paths in general.

Post by *white » 2013-12-10, 08:19 UTC

MVV wrote:When I enter "Stuff " dir in Explorer, it enters "Stuff" dir that is near the first one and then it can't enter any subdir. If I create text file using context menu, it appears in "Stuff " dir so I can't see it from Explorer. But if there are no dir "Stuff" near "Stuff ", all work fine.

On my system (Windows XP) both situations work fine, using Explorer I can always browse to "Stuff ".