Small bug in lister mode ?

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Small bug in lister mode ?

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I think to have found another very small bug in AmigaOS 4.1 Update 2, sometimes the name of a folder will be hidden if a directory is showed in lister mode.

How to reproduce it step by step:

Say that you have a program in your dock and you want to reach its original folder directory, so:

1 - First be sure that the complete directories where your programs reside are setted and saved to be showed in lister mode only
2 - Now if you have one of this program on your AmiDock (if not, add a program on it to do this simple test)
3 - Now right click on the dock icon of the program you want (for example YAM) and choose from dock --> Reveal in Workbench
4 - Now you should have the YAM directory opened on your WB, if so then from your WB menu select: window --> Open parent
5 - This will open the previews main directory, now search your YAM folder

I have this result:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/98/listerbug.png/

As you can see from this grab the YAM folder have its name hidden, not a big problem for sure but still ... ;)
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Re: Small bug in lister mode ?

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I can't replicate this here. Does it only happen for you with YAM? or with other apps too?

If you havigate to the yam folder a different way does the name still appear hidden?

Might seem a silly question but what is your YAM directory called? ie what do yousee if you list it in the shell?
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Re: Small bug in lister mode ?

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broadblues wrote:I can't replicate this here. Does it only happen for you with YAM? or with other apps too?

If you havigate to the yam folder a different way does the name still appear hidden?

Might seem a silly question but what is your YAM directory called? ie what do yousee if you list it in the shell?
Hi Andy :)

Yes i can replicate the exact behaviour with every folders on my system so it's not a "YAM folder issue" for sure.

My YAM folder is normally named "YAM" as always so no problem at all with it if i browse this directory openin dir by dir from WB, check grab:

http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/577/yamc.png/

This bug seems to happen in lister mode only with the istructions i give in my first post, conversely if i open a folder in this way when directory are showed "as icons" all text under the folder continue to remain (normally) visible so there are no problem.

Did you use Update 3 for your test ?
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Re: Small bug in lister mode ?

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Just forgot to add: from the first "buggish" grab i posted you can see the not only the name of the drawer are hidden but also the "Type" and the "Data" reference.

I think this is the evidence that it isn't a normal behaviour or a simple renamed folder issue.
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I tested on the latest beta rather than update3.

I see what you mean about the whole being missing, I didn't spot that.
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Re: Small bug in lister mode ?

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I've now replicated the bug and added it to bugzilla as bug #7135

Odd that it didn't occur for me yestreday.

You can also get it by opening the inital drawer via ARexx, then open the parent in the normal way.
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Ok thanks to add the ticket, hope to see it fixed soon ;)
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Re: Small bug in lister mode ?

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I don't remember this problem happening when I was using Radeon 9200. (But I can't be 100% sure.) But now I'm using Radeon 7000 and it happens from time to time.
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Re: Small bug in lister mode ?

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I can report this problem happening on my Sam440, quite possibly since the first release of OS4.1, but I was never able to work out how to reproduce it.
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