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[-] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 12 points 8 months ago

There is also the factor that the user appears unaware that the feature he is requesting is already present, because you can just cut/paste.

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de -1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

No, they are requesting a drop-down menu option, or menu-bar option(not familiar with this software, but normally such options would go under the Edit menu), one that either opens a further drop-down with likely destinations(a built-in feature in Windows file manager of all places, some twenty years ago) or a whole pop-up dialog. If anything, they could stand to be more specific with their request, as they undoubtedly have a preference.

Don't confuse UI requests with underlying functionality and technical capabilities. Tell them their UI request won't be implimented for whatever(keeping things uncluttered maybe?) reason, but telling them their requested feature already exists is simply untrue, and leads them to believe you don't understand what they are requesting.

Based on your replies, they are not wrong, OP either doesn't understand, is being obtuse, or is just trolling them as OP has nothing better to do. Want to mock people for "wasting your time"? Don't be the one actively wasting their time AND your own.

[-] agent_flounder@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Maybe in my old age, I have mellowed out and realized, like everyone else, I can be a dummy at times. And so I am a hell of a lot more patient with users who don't know everything (or much of anything). I also have become more interested in human factors (mostly as a spectator...or victim).

Looking at this I am actually kind of curious what their specific workflows are. While "cut" might do the trick if I had to cut and paste files to a bunch of different directories I would want to bash my head in. (Of course I would be using Linux, btw, and would do it at the shell prompt lol) But seriously, there is a better way to reorganize many files to many directories in a UI than cut/paste.

When I was 25, and an insufferably arrogant IT nerd, I would've downvoted you and mocked this hapless individual; I hang my head in shame thinking about who I used to be. :( I've come a long way. I'm not as arrogant... I'm just insufferable! \o/

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I'm sitting here like, in my old age I've seen things these script kiddies are apparently unaware exist. They will lie to your face and insist its not lying, so long as they can't be bothered to learn any differently.

All these idiots insisted the requested feature is in the app, so I tried it and found ... MaterialFiles doesn't have Move-to/Copy-to. It's not a feature that even makes all that much sense(if any) for a mobile app, but damn, they should just say that instead of insisting its a feature their app already has.

I have like eight different file-browsers on my phone, as each has one or more features the others won't, or can't impliment. ES File whatever - the only one that can set a file as a ring-tone. X-plore File-Manager - let's me sort media files based on length, not just age, name or file-size ... and also happens to be the only mobile file-browser I've seen with the feature requested in the OP.

For my day-to-day, I use fx File Browser, and I couldn't even tell you why. I'm of an age where I stick to what I'm used to until I'm forced into an alternative, and even then that one feature usually doesn't make for a new daily driver. "Dev's" like are crowding this thread are doing their best to make sure it stays that way. I'm ready to jump ship to a Linux phone because there are fewer (shit)devs writing apps for them.

[-] neosheo@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I use the app it is for android but it already has that feature: https://paste.tchncs.de/upload/bear-wolf-eagle

[-] MachineFab812@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

First off, your link doesn't work. Do you know how to use Lemmy?

Second, no, Material Files does not have the "Move To" or "Copy To" features OP requested, although I'll agree, its a weird feature request for an android app: