Can't rename files on KDE desktop.

[Alan Evans]

Or rather, I can rename them, but then I can't access them.

If I create a new file on my F23 KDE desktop, I have no trouble accessing
it. But if I rename it (right-click, Rename) then try clicking on it again
after, I get an error dialog: "Unable to run the command specified. The
file or folder /home/alan/Desktop///<oldname> does not exist." (<oldname>
is the name the file was before I renamed.)

This is a real bother in the case of folders, because I rename them often.
But then I can't access them. Everything seems to work from within the File
Manager, but fails when dealing with Desktop icons.

-Alan

[Ed Greshko]

On 05/23/16 07:07, Alan Evans wrote:
> Or rather, I can rename them, but then I can't access them.
>
> If I create a new file on my F23 KDE desktop, I have no trouble accessing it. But if I
> rename it (right-click, Rename) then try clicking on it again after, I get an error
> dialog: "Unable to run the command specified. The file or folder
> /home/alan/Desktop///<oldname> does not exist." (<oldname> is the name the file was
> before I renamed.)
>
> This is a real bother in the case of folders, because I rename them often. But then I
> can't access them. Everything seems to work from within the File Manager, but fails when
> dealing with Desktop icons.

How are you, and what type of file, are you creating on the desktop.

I just did the following....

Right click on the desktop and selected "Create New--->Link to Application" and then
configured it to start Firefox.  In doing so I gave it the name "Run Firefox" which is how
it appears on the desktop.  I also adjusted the properties to have the FF icon displayed. 
I started FF using this desktop file several times.

I then right-clicked on the icon, picked "Rename" and changed it to just "Firefox".  After
that I clicked it again and Firefox started without incident.

[Alan Evans]

On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 5:16 PM, Ed Greshko  wrote:
> On 05/23/16 07:07, Alan Evans wrote:
> > Or rather, I can rename them, but then I can't access them.
> >
> > If I create a new file on my F23 KDE desktop, I have no trouble
>
> accessing it. But if I
> > rename it (right-click, Rename) then try clicking on it again after, I
>
> get an error
> > dialog: "Unable to run the command specified. The file or folder
> > /home/alan/Desktop///<oldname> does not exist." (<oldname> is the name
>
> the file was
> > before I renamed.)
> >
> > This is a real bother in the case of folders, because I rename them
>
> often. But then I
> > can't access them. Everything seems to work from within the File
>
> Manager, but fails when
> > dealing with Desktop icons.
>
> How are you, and what type of file, are you creating on the desktop.
>
> I just did the following....
>
> Right click on the desktop and selected "Create New--->Link to
> Application" and then
> configured it to start Firefox.  In doing so I gave it the name "Run
> Firefox" which is how
> it appears on the desktop.  I also adjusted the properties to have the FF
> icon displayed.
> I started FF using this desktop file several times.
>
> I then right-clicked on the icon, picked "Rename" and changed it to just
> "Firefox".  After
> that I clicked it again and Firefox started without incident.

I haven't tried a link to an application. In my case:

Right-click on Desktop, Create New --> Folder.
Name the folder "foo".
Click on foo, opens File Manager in foo directory. Close that.
Right-click on foo, Rename. "bar"
Click on bar... Error.
(After reboot, clicking on bar works.)

Same thing happens with Create New --> Text File.

This condition exists in my login and my wife's login, since I'm not sure
when.

[Jon LaBadie]

On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 08:59:27AM -0700, Alan Evans wrote:
> On Sun, May 22, 2016 at 5:16 PM, Ed Greshko  wrote:
> > On 05/23/16 07:07, Alan Evans wrote:
> > > Or rather, I can rename them, but then I can't access them.

...
> I haven't tried a link to an application. In my case:
>
> Right-click on Desktop, Create New --> Folder.
> Name the folder "foo".
> Click on foo, opens File Manager in foo directory. Close that.
> Right-click on foo, Rename. "bar"
> Click on bar... Error.
> (After reboot, clicking on bar works.)
>
> Same thing happens with Create New --> Text File.
>
> This condition exists in my login and my wife's login, since I'm not sure
> when.

It sounds like the file manager doesn't refresh its list
of files in the current directory after your rename.

What if you force a refresh.  Say leave the FM and reenter.
Or switch to several directories and return to the one
containing "bar".  Or create another file/directory.
Gee, I wonder if you could get two "bar" files by
creating another one while the FM doesn't acknowledge
the first one.

jl

[Patrick O'Callaghan]

On Sun, 2016-05-22 at 16:07 -0700, Alan Evans wrote:
> Or rather, I can rename them, but then I can't access them.
>
> If I create a new file on my F23 KDE desktop, I have no trouble
> accessing
> it. But if I rename it (right-click, Rename) then try clicking on it
> again
> after, I get an error dialog: "Unable to run the command specified.
> The
> file or folder /home/alan/Desktop///<oldname> does not exist."
> (<oldname>
> is the name the file was before I renamed.)
>
> This is a real bother in the case of folders, because I rename them
> often.
> But then I can't access them. Everything seems to work from within
> the File
> Manager, but fails when dealing with Desktop icons.

Note that there is a list for KDE on Fedora, where you might get more
help with this. See:

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/[e-mail]

poc

[Alan Evans]

On Mon, May 23, 2016 at 9:13 AM, Patrick O'Callaghan 
wrote:
> Note that there is a list for KDE on Fedora, where you might get more
> help with this. See:
>
> http://lists.fedoraproject.org/admin/lists/[e-mail]

I'll move this there, then.