Ubuntu
xfdesktop4 package

No progress indicator on long file operations

Bug #80769 reported by jhansonxi
4
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu)
Fix Released
Wishlist
Lionel Le Folgoc

Bug Description

Binary package hint: thunar

In Xubuntu (Herd 2), there is no idication of long file operaton progress (copying, archive extraction, etc.) This is a usability problem especially on slower systems. The user may be tempted to initiate a duplicate operation because there is no obvious sign of progress, leading to a potential resource overload. I can't recall if this existed in previous versions of Xubuntu since I use KDE/Gnome on my systems and only use XFCE on older systems for some of my customers.

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Radomir Dopieralski (ubuntu-sheep) wrote :

I can see Thunar displays the progress for copying in recent Feisty. The lack of progress bar when unpacking is a known bug of xarchiver -- the bar is displayed if using file roller as the archive manager.

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jhansonxi (jhansonxi) wrote :

I double-checked. It does show a progress dialog when copying within Thunar but not if a file is dragged from Thunar to the desktop. If it is dragged to the Desktop shortcut in the side pane then it does.

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Gauvain Pocentek (gpocentek) wrote :

Setting the bug package to xfdesktop4.

Changed in thunar:
status: Unconfirmed → Confirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in xfce:
status: Unknown → Confirmed
Bug Watch Updater (bug-watch-updater)
Changed in xfce:
status: Confirmed → In Progress
Jérôme Guelfucci (jerome-guelfucci-deactivatedaccount)
Changed in xfdesktop4:
importance: Undecided → Low
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Lionel Le Folgoc (mrpouit)
Changed in xfdesktop4:
importance: Low → Wishlist
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jhansonxi (jhansonxi) wrote :

Still persists in Xubuntu Intrepid (8.10). Dragging a file or folder to the desktop creates an icon immediately but no progress indication is displayed. A progress bar is shown when manipulating items within Thunar or when dragging from the desktop to Thunar.

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Sven Jacobs (svenjacobs) wrote :

Problem still persists in Xubuntu 9.04. As I speak I'm moving a large file from Thunar to the desktop and I have no idea when it's done :(

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Steve Dodier-Lazaro (sidi) wrote : Re: [Bug 80769] Re: No progress indicator on long file operations

Hello,

We are aware of the problem, but Thunar is being entirely rewritten at the
moment. This will be included in the new Thunar as soon as possible, but I
don't think we'll be able to fix feature-bugs on the previous version.

Thanks for the report though. Your help is appreciated.

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Lionel Le Folgoc (mrpouit) wrote :

Fixed in natty

Changed in xfdesktop4 (Ubuntu):
assignee: nobody → Lionel Le Folgoc (mrpouit)
status: Triaged → Fix Released
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