https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=297003
Mario Aichinger <aichi...@gmail.com> changed:
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--- Comment #13 from Mario Aichinger <aichi...@gmail.com> ---
Oh I see, my quirky brain always assumed "Text File" in this context meant
something like "Generic File". Turns out I'm just using it wrong :'D
So to sum up:
Suffix '.txt' + content ' \n' is a text file
Suffix '.txt' + content 'Some Content' is a text file
Suffix '.txt' + content '' is a text file
Suffix '' + content ' \n' is a text file
Suffix '' + content 'Some Content' is a text file
Suffix '' + content '' is NOT a text file
Suffix '.py' + content ' \n' is a python script
Suffix '.py' + content 'Some Content' is a python script
Suffix '.py' + content '' is a python script
The only combination between suffix and content which falls out of line seams
to be the empty-empty one.
I think there are a few options to improve the situation:
- Turn the existing "Text file" option in to something more generic which only
copies the template if file name does not contain a '.' (probably not a good
idea since it would require a lot of changes in KNewFileMenu)
- Ignore the special case since the UI already proposes a '.txt' suffix in the
dialog (if someone removes the suffix they might know what they are doing)
- Add a "File" .desktop file and template to KIO which creates always an empty
file regardless of the suffix.
- Make the mime hint more visible to reduce the feeling that the user is
experiencing a bug (e.g. "Text File Content"). This might also educate the user
that this is really a feature to create "text files" and not generic files (the
opposite of directories).
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