[Fixed] When using Browse Recent and then dupe or delete folder the browser unexpectedly jumps you to root
Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2022 1:06 pm
Reproduction 1:
1) Browse a folder with subfolders via Menu > File > Browse Recent — e.g. ~/Documents/Tests/GraphicConverter/
2) Right click a folder — e.g. "Selling"
3) In the context menu choose the action "Duplicate"
Expected: I am still in the same folder and "Selling copy" was added.
Actual: The browser jumps to the computer root, e.g. /myMacName .
Disorienting. And you need to navigate back where you came from.
Luckily at least the command was executed. But that sudden jump to root is annoying.
Reproduction 2:
1) Browse a folder with subfolders via Menu > File > Browse Recent — e.g. ~/Documents/Tests/GraphicConverter/
2) Right click any folder, in our case the duplicated folder — e.g. "Selling copy"
3) In the context menu choose the action "Move to Trash".
Expected: I am still in the same folder and "Selling copy" was deleted, so not visible anymore.
Actual: The browser jumps to the computer root, e.g. /myMacName
Again at least the command was executed. But that sudden jump to root is annoying.
Important observation / bug isolation:
- The bug does not occur in both reproductions if in step 1 you instead open a folder via:
a) Menu > File > Browse or b) by drag-n-drop from Finder onto GraphicConverter,
- It seems to be a specific shortcoming of the "Browse Recent" feature.
1) Browse a folder with subfolders via Menu > File > Browse Recent — e.g. ~/Documents/Tests/GraphicConverter/
2) Right click a folder — e.g. "Selling"
3) In the context menu choose the action "Duplicate"
Expected: I am still in the same folder and "Selling copy" was added.
Actual: The browser jumps to the computer root, e.g. /myMacName .
Disorienting. And you need to navigate back where you came from.
Luckily at least the command was executed. But that sudden jump to root is annoying.
Reproduction 2:
1) Browse a folder with subfolders via Menu > File > Browse Recent — e.g. ~/Documents/Tests/GraphicConverter/
2) Right click any folder, in our case the duplicated folder — e.g. "Selling copy"
3) In the context menu choose the action "Move to Trash".
Expected: I am still in the same folder and "Selling copy" was deleted, so not visible anymore.
Actual: The browser jumps to the computer root, e.g. /myMacName
Again at least the command was executed. But that sudden jump to root is annoying.
Important observation / bug isolation:
- The bug does not occur in both reproductions if in step 1 you instead open a folder via:
a) Menu > File > Browse or b) by drag-n-drop from Finder onto GraphicConverter,
- It seems to be a specific shortcoming of the "Browse Recent" feature.