Re: [Usability] The ``Replace File'' dialog should display the two

[Matthew Thomas <mpt myrealbox com>]

On 5 Aug, 2005, at 7:52 AM, Diego Moya wrote:
> ...
> Why should a conflicting copy operation destroy the old content? It
> would be much better to move overwriten files to trash instead of
> deleting them, so that if user makes a mistake she will be able to
> undo it.
> ...

The main problem with that is: what happens when you then select the 
overwritten item in the Trash and invoke the (not-yet-implemented, but 
hopefully higher priority) Restore command? There's already an item in 
the original location with the same name. Following your rule, the item 
in the original location isn't destroyed, it goes to the Trash, at the 
same time as the item currently in the Trash goes to the original 
location. The two items swap places. Unless they were pictures with 
different icons, in Nautilus it would appear as if nothing had happened 
at all, which would be quite confusing.

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Matthew Thomas
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