Opened 10 years ago

Last modified 10 years ago

#11091 closed bug

Missing features in Tracker virtual directories — at Version 3

Reported by: ttcoder Owned by: nobody
Priority: normal Milestone: R1/beta1
Component: Kits/libtracker.so Version: R1/Development
Keywords: Cc:
Blocked By: Blocking:
Platform: All

Description (last modified by bonefish)

Steps:

  • open e.g. Haiku-menu > Applications
  • in the virtual folder that opens, select an app, e.g. ActivityMonitor, and..
  • right-drag it to the desktop to symlink it, or right-click it and select AddOns > Open-target-folder etc.: nothing happens at all (not even getting an error message).

Change History (3)

comment:1 by waddlesplash, 10 years ago

Milestone: R1 → R1/alpha5

comment:2 by bonefish, 10 years ago

Component: Applications/Tracker → Kits/libtracker.so
Owner: changed from axeld to nobody

This is actually unrelated to shine-through directories. It's just a missing feature of Tracker's virtual directory feature. I implemented only the minimum functionality needed for the Haiku menu.

Cf. the ​TODO in the code. It might at the first glance look easier to solve than it is. The problem is that what looks like directory entries are actually temporary virtual directory files, which would have to be resolved somehow (to the top-most of the merged directories?).

I thought that there are tickets for the shortcomings of the current implementation, but I can't find them ATM.

comment:3 by bonefish, 10 years ago

Description: modified (diff)
Summary: Shine-through PM folders won't symlink ..etc → Missing features in Tracker virtual directories
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