Re: Likely a BUG - was [Re: Recording needed data from mate-search-tool - possible?]
On Wed 05 Apr 2017 at 07:06:22 (-0500), Richard Owlett wrote:
> On 04/03/2017 12:59 AM, Richard Owlett wrote:
> >[SNIP]
> >
> >The annoying facet of the problem is that
> >"Applications->Accessories->Search for files" retrieves exactly
> >the data I want and can sort it so that it visually groups data
> >'productively'{right word??}.
> >
> >But it can only be saved as an image. I need ASCII text.
> >[snip]
>
> Suggested content for a bug report.
>
> Problem Description: When right-clicking on selected item(s) and
> selecting "Save Results As..." valuable information is NOT recorded.
>
> What is saved: ONLY the complete path to file or directory.
> What is LOST: item's type, containing folder, date, size.
> Solution: add option to save as CSV file
> Reasoning:
> The existing GUI provides tools for selecting/sorting data.
> There are multiple tools for manipulating and printing CSV data.
By all means submit a wishlist item ...
> [As a side note - all folders report "size" of 4.1 kB.
> Likely should be reported as blank or "N/A"]
... but why censor information you just don't understand?
Cheers,
David.
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