Open Bug 472505 Opened 15 years ago Updated 2 years ago

Copying the absolute path from a file upload field is complicated

Categories

(Core :: Layout: Form Controls, defect)

x86
All
defect

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People

(Reporter: alicebot, Unassigned)

Details

(Keywords: uiwanted)

User-Agent:       Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008120122 Firefox/3.0.5
Build Identifier: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.9.0.5) Gecko/2008120122 Firefox/3.0.5

Since the introduction of the automatic file picker pop up it is complicated to select and copy the absolute path from the file upload field in a form.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
1a. Try to drag-select and copy the absolute filename from a file upload field
1b. Try to select and copy the absolute filename using triple click

Actual Results:  
2. File picker pops up after mouse is released
3. Dismiss the file picker
4. Copy absolute filename to clipboard

Expected Results:  
Being able to (somehow) copy the absolute pathname to the clipboard without having to dismiss the filepicker first. This could be accomplished in several ways, for example, there could be a modal prompt with an input field containing the path, isntead of the filepicker (with a browse button to open the filepicker), or FF should detect that I'm trying to select the text in the form and not display the filepicker (display it only after a single click on the field), or the filepicker should contain the absolute path (I'm not sure if it's even possible for the filepicker to display the absolute path)

Also, it is completely impossible to select the absolute path from the upload field using the keyboard only (because the actual input field doesn't recieve focus).

Having the filename in the filepicker doesn't help, because it's just the filename, and not the absolute path (the filename is filled in only in windows, but bug 472487 and bug 472488 have been filed for linux and mac).
Version: unspecified → 3.0 Branch
Status: UNCONFIRMED → NEW
Component: General → Layout: Form Controls
Ever confirmed: true
Keywords: uiwanted
Product: Firefox → Core
QA Contact: general → layout.form-controls
Version: 3.0 Branch → Trunk
Same problem on Linux, at least.  We shouldn't be opening the file picker on selection of text.
Flags: blocking1.9.2?
OS: Windows XP → All
Flags: wanted1.9.2-
Flags: blocking1.9.2?
Flags: blocking1.9.2-
Severity: normal → S3
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