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Bug 41015 - Rename... action is different than F2 and click-on-file
Summary: Rename... action is different than F2 and click-on-file
Status: RESOLVED WONTFIX
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Explorer (show other bugs)
Version: 4.x
Hardware: All All
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: t_h
URL:
Keywords: UI
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2004-03-16 02:45 UTC by David-john Burrowes
Modified: 2008-12-22 14:38 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description David-john Burrowes 2004-03-16 02:45:51 UTC 
Currently, the "Rename..." action on file nodes in
the filesystems window (and the Project and Files
windows in the forthcoming project system)
displays a secondary window to get the new file
name.  In contrast pressing F2 or clicking on a
selected file name allows you to rename the file
"inline".

On Windows and the like, the "Rename..." command
is the same as pressing F2 (that is, it allows
editing the filename "inline").  I think we should
be following that convention, and not displaying a
secondary window.
Comment 1 Lukas Hasik 2004-03-17 09:30:06 UTC 
what about accesibility ? is the dialog better for a11y ?
Comment 2 David-john Burrowes 2004-03-18 18:34:40 UTC 
I believe that if the right a11y support exists for editing the name
in place (that is, standard string-editing support), this is as
accessible as a dialog.  But, I'm adding Dusan to the interest list on
this so he can comment.
Comment 3 Petr Nejedly 2004-08-05 09:04:07 UTC 
I don't agree. What does our UI team think?
Comment 4 Marian Mirilovic 2004-08-05 09:45:49 UTC 
Petr,

please don't move issue to the ui component .... 

Assigne to somebody from HIE (jano || dusan)

Thanks ...
Comment 5 _ ttran 2004-09-05 23:39:00 UTC 
this report has some merit, but it's RFE not a bug.  Consider doing it
for post-4.0
Comment 6 Antonin Nebuzelsky 2008-02-07 16:09:00 UTC 
Reassigning to new module owner Tomas Holy.
Comment 7 t_h 2008-10-20 10:55:16 UTC 
Rename was replaced with refactoring, inline rename invokes the same dialog (as refactoring).