Custom Copy roadmap

[TheQwerty]

Don't put the cart before the horse...
NOTHING is in Windows 8 until it ships.

[admin]

So far I like what I see about Win8. After the Vista/7 desaster it might be the next good MS OS.

[j_c_hallgren]

Don't put the cart before the horse...
NOTHING is in Windows 8 until it ships.

Very true -- but if something made it to that point (published on that blog), and with all the resources M$ has, it's at least good research to know some ideas that XY might be able to adapt from and thus be able to compete better...even now before it gets finalized.

[zer0]

Is there a reason why -- when a custom move is in progress -- the caption above the progress bar reads "Copying"? I appreciate that moving is essentially copying and deleting source, but using that word is inconsistent with the rest of the dialogue window and can potentially cause confusion.

[admin]

Is there a reason why -- when a custom move is in progress -- the caption above the progress bar reads "Copying"? I appreciate that moving is essentially copying and deleting source, but using that word is inconsistent with the rest of the dialogue window and can potentially cause confusion.

Oh yes, I did not think of this. But "Moving"? It's not what's happening at that point. Hmmm....

[zer0]

Is there a reason why -- when a custom move is in progress -- the caption above the progress bar reads "Copying"? I appreciate that moving is essentially copying and deleting source, but using that word is inconsistent with the rest of the dialogue window and can potentially cause confusion.

Oh yes, I did not think of this. But "Moving"? It's not what's happening at that point. Hmmm....

While you're right, I did expect "Moving" as a caption since that's the file operation that I triggered. Seeing a different caption made think I was copying a file by mistake, had me checking that it was moved after all, etc. Is an extra workout for the brain really necessary?

[TheQwerty]

By the same logic it shouldn't be "Bytes copied".

Why not eliminate the difference and use "Writing" / "Written"?

[eil]

I did expect "Moving" as a caption since that's the file operation that I triggered. Seeing a different caption made think I was copying a file by mistake, had me checking that it was moved after all, etc.

agreed with that point.!

[admin]

By the same logic it shouldn't be "Bytes copied".

Why not eliminate the difference and use "Writing" / "Written"?

In intra-volume move there is nothing written so "moving" and "moved" is better I think.

[PeterH]

By the same logic it shouldn't be "Bytes copied".

Why not eliminate the difference and use "Writing" / "Written"?

In intra-volume move there is nothing written so "moving" and "moved" is better I think.

But nothing really is moved here - only renamed?

It seems it's just playing with words? And meanings?
(And knowledge of people. As it seems MS plans people not to know what is physically done - only the result. Else they needed to know things about the filesystem that "isn't neccessary"...)

[TheQwerty]

In intra-volume move there is nothing written so "moving" and "moved" is better I think.

If you want to get pedantic about it, there's more written than there is moved, is there not?

The MFT has to be updated so something somewhere is being written.

The only reason I suggested it is because it would lessen the logic in updating those dynamic labels.
AFAIC, you can calling it "zigging" and "zagged".

[admin]

In intra-volume move there is nothing written so "moving" and "moved" is better I think.

If you want to get pedantic about it, there's more written than there is moved, is there not?

The MFT has to be updated so something somewhere is being written.

The only reason I suggested it is because it would lessen the logic in updating those dynamic labels.
AFAIC, you can calling it "zigging" and "zagged".

I think zer0 was right. This is just about labels, and when you move you expect and like to see "move", "moving", "moved". It makes the user feel confident and cozy.

[TheQwerty]

I think zer0 was right. This is just about labels, and when you move you expect and like to see "move", "moving", "moved". It makes the user feel confident and cozy.

I'm pretty sure nothing would make the user feel more "warm and toasty inside" than "zigging" and "zagged".

To whom it may concern,

The teleportation of your bits is now complete.

May the rest of your day be pleasant!

[admin]

[eil]

The teleportation of your bits is now complete.
May the rest of your day be pleasant!

i wish this appear at some program really