105155 - "save link" results in error msg on linux for link with long name

Status: VERIFIED WORKSFORME

(Core Graveyard :: File Handling, defect)

Description

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

spun off from bug 57443. this is the unix-only [linux] version: attempting to
save a link to a file with a really long name results in an error [and no
download]. will attach bill's testcase soon.

recipe:

1. load [upcoming] testcase.
2. bring up context menu for the link, and select "save link as".

results: get a dialog saying "there was an error writing to the target location".

bill, do reassign as needed!

Comment 1

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

Attachment: select Save Link As from context menu for the link here

Comment 2

[Bill Law]

Re-assigning.  I have a matching bug 105151 for the Win32 file picker.  I think
that each implementation fails when given a really long "default" file name but
that the fix is going to be per-platform (to detect that that has happened and
deal with it).

Comment 3

[Brian Ryner (not reading)]

This is working for me now.  The filename is now set to "Bogus_Link.html", from
the link text, so no additional fix is needed.

Comment 4

[sairuh (rarely reading bugmail)]

yep, vrfy --also wfm using recent bits.