When copying from a remote connection, [Copy] dialog should treat target path the same way as for local source
Posted: 2019-05-02, 04:37 UTC
When in both panels I have local directories and select some file for copying, the Copy dialog contains the full target path including the filename:
Image: https://i.imgur.com/lMG5Yef.png
This is very convenient because I can modify this path and change, for example, just the filename (i.e. copy at different name) or remove the path leaving only the filename (then the copy will be created in the same directory).
For the remote sources (like Secure FTP plugin connection for example) however behavior is different:
Image: https://i.imgur.com/ROOsuw8.png
Text field contains only the filename. So intuitively, when you're used to the logics described above, you would expect the file to be copied to the same directory by default - but in fact it will be copied to a target which is kinda "hardcoded" (only displayed in the title of the dialog but not in modifiable text field). So for example if I want to make a copy of the file in the same directory, I need first to open this directory it in the target panel. It would be great to make it consistent and include the target path in the text field.
Image: https://i.imgur.com/lMG5Yef.png
This is very convenient because I can modify this path and change, for example, just the filename (i.e. copy at different name) or remove the path leaving only the filename (then the copy will be created in the same directory).
For the remote sources (like Secure FTP plugin connection for example) however behavior is different:
Image: https://i.imgur.com/ROOsuw8.png
Text field contains only the filename. So intuitively, when you're used to the logics described above, you would expect the file to be copied to the same directory by default - but in fact it will be copied to a target which is kinda "hardcoded" (only displayed in the title of the dialog but not in modifiable text field). So for example if I want to make a copy of the file in the same directory, I need first to open this directory it in the target panel. It would be great to make it consistent and include the target path in the text field.