Textosaurus Opens a LNK file instead of using it to redirect to different folder

[gcs303]

Brief description of the issue.

Textosaurus opens the content of a lnk file instead of using it to go to the directory the user is wishing to get to.

How to reproduce the bug?

1. Start with Open FIle
2. Click on a lnk file (create one if you do not have one)
3. See that the file is opened in Textosaurus

What is the expected result?

Use the lnk file to get to the folder it links to.

What actually happened?

The lnk file is opened in Textosaurus

Other information (logs, see Wiki)

None neede. Simple problem and fix.

[martinrotter]

What do you mean with

to get to the folder it links to

How could Textosaurus display a "folder"? You mean open the folder in "Filesystem" sidebar?

[martinrotter]

773602e - fixed opening LNK file, now the target file is opened instead. Not sure about LNK pointing to folders.

[gcs303]

"What do you mean with"

"to get to the folder it links to" "How could Textosaurus display a "folder"? You mean open the folder in "Filesystem" sidebar?"

When you use the menu File | Open File, the contents of a folder is displayed, where a user can select a file to open in the editor. If that initial folder has a LNK file (shortcut) in it that points to another folder, clicking on the shortcut should then display the contents of that second folder where the user can select a file (or another shortcut).i.e.,If an actual file is selected, it should be opened in the editor. If a LNK (shortcut) is selected, it should not be opened in the editor, but instead display the contents of the folder it points to. This is standard procedure with editors. A text editor should never see the contents of the actual LNK file itself. The reason LNK files (shortcuts) exist is for this very purpose. I use shortcuts to get to the right drive/folder/file all the time. All of my text editors can handle the LNK files just fine. In some cases, I might click on 4 or 5 LNK files before reaching my destination folder where I then choose the file I want to open. That is what they are for.

"How could Textosaurus display a "folder"?

It does not mean that Textosaurus should display the folder as if it were a file, but instead display the contents the same way as an initial File | Open file command does. You mean open the folder in "Filesystem" sidebar?" No, it has nothing to do with the Filesystem sidebar. To test, make sure you have a standard windows LNK file pointing to a folder (not a file). In Windows, right click on a folder and drag it to a different folder. When you release the mouse, a popup menu will appear with the last choice before "Cancel" being "Create shortcuts here." Choose the "Create shortcuts here" and you then have a shortcut that points to a folder (not a file). Any standard/common program with a File | Open file operation should be able to redirect to the new folder, not open the actual LNK shortcut file. I was going to test the new builds but the links are not working:On URL: https://github.com/martinrotter/textosaurus/wiki/Development-buildsclicking on 773602e shows:https://transfer.sh/My6Ez/textosaurus-0.9.13-773602e-win64.7z is a non-existent file. Thanks for looking at this show-stopper bug, and Best of luck to you. On Friday, December 6, 2019, 03:22:30 PM EST, martinrotter <notifications@github.com> wrote: What do you mean with to get to the folder it links to How could Textosaurus display a "folder"? You mean open the folder in "Filesystem" sidebar? — You are receiving this because you authored the thread. Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub, or unsubscribe.

[martinrotter]

Pls, try it now - i changed a "open file" dialog behavior a bit, commit 507f3fb

latest dev version, see wiki, try and let me know