https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=514484
Bug ID: 514484
Summary: In the “Save As” modal, do not append [a] file
extension[s], when another already exists in the file
name
Classification: Plasma
Product: xdg-desktop-portal-kde
Version First 6.5.4
Reported In:
Platform: Fedora RPMs
URL: https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2008392#c
3
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: wishlist
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 188435
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=188435&action=edit
A Screencast That Demonstrates How To Reproduce This
# SUMMARY
When I replace the default file extension of a file, or choose one that isn't
in an application's support list, in the File Picker's “Save [Output] As…”
modal, it is appended after I save that file.
Instead, because a file extension is *always* considered to be present, if a
period is (always, the last period, and, in the case, of TAr files, worked
backward from, with a whitelist), if a period exists in the entered filename, a
file extension should not be appended.
The reason that I suggest this is: the available file type drop-down, in the
File Picker's GUI, doesn't provide examples of which file extensions are
associated with each type. Consequently, the user cannot know when a file
extension shall be silently appended, except by prior observation.
# STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Invoke Konsole.
2. Enable its menu bar.
3. Select “File”.
4. Select “Save Output As…”
5. Enter `file.log`.
6. Visit the PWD in Dolphin.
# OBSERVED RESULT
`file.log.txt` shall exist there, despite RFC 5424 and RFC 6872 being `text/.*`
formats. [^1] This matters, because no code editor shall provide accurate
syntax highlighting for a `/plain` (`.txt`) file, so I need to remember to
remove it.
# EXPECTED RESULT
I should see `file.log`. If this behaviour, for those prone to utilising
periods in their filenames, might be deceptive, a small banner might be useful.
# SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
> ~~~
> Operating System: Fedora Linux 43
> KDE Plasma Version: 6.5.4
> KDE Frameworks Version: 6.22.0
> Qt Version: 6.10.1
> Kernel Version: 6.18.4-200.fc43.x86_64 (64-bit)
> Graphics Platform: Wayland
> ~~~
# ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
- This affects more than Konsole.
- I have reported it here, per
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=510174#field_label_component:~:text=xdg-desktop-portal-kde.
[^1]:
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/49689316/what-is-the-mime-type-for-log-files#comment136868859_49689362
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