[Bug 486697] [NEW] Selection of download folder in Transmission doesn't work as supposed

[mikropolip]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: transmission

After you've downloaded a torrent in some folder, Transmission 1.76
(9395) adds name of this folder to the destination dialog. But that's
great only if you don't have multiple folders with the same name.

For example, I've got three folders which are called "Downloads", one is
in my user local directory, one is remote and one in another user's
local directory. So, I've got destination dialog filled with "Downloads"
"Downloads" "Downloads" but these suggestions are useless without any
clue of folder paths.

To reproduce the bug you can

1. Create few directories with the same name, for example,
~/0/Downloads, ~/Downloads, ~/0/0/Downloads

2. Add new torrents to be downloaded in each folder, then start another
torrent while carefully looking at the destination folder dialog. You
will see it filled with "Downloads" "Downloads" "Downloads".

I think that Transmission should display folder paths (maybe with small
font) if It recognizes suggestions with duplicate names.

** Affects: transmission (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: New

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: transmission
  
- After you've downloaded a torrent in some folder, Transmission adds it's
- name to the destination dialog. But that's great only if you don't have
- multiple folders with the same name.
+ After you've downloaded a torrent in some folder, Transmission 1.76
+ (9395) adds it's name to the destination dialog. But that's great only
+ if you don't have multiple folders with the same name.
  
  For example, I've got three folders which are called "Downloads", one is
  in my user local directory, one is remote and one in another user's
  local directory. So, I've got destination dialog filled with "Downloads"
  "Downloads" "Downloads" but these suggestions are useless without any
  clue of folder paths.
  
  To reproduce the bug you can
  
  1. Create few directories with the same name, for example,
  ~/0/Downloads, ~/Downloads, ~/0/0/Downloads
  
  2. Add new torrents to be downloaded in each folder, then start another
  torrent while carefully looking at the destination folder dialog. You
  will see it filled with "Downloads" "Downloads" "Downloads".
  
  I think that Transmission should display folder paths (maybe with small
  font) if It recognizes suggestions with duplicate names.

** Description changed:

  Binary package hint: transmission
  
  After you've downloaded a torrent in some folder, Transmission 1.76
- (9395) adds it's name to the destination dialog. But that's great only
- if you don't have multiple folders with the same name.
+ (9395) adds name of this folder to the destination dialog. But that's
+ great only if you don't have multiple folders with the same name.
  
  For example, I've got three folders which are called "Downloads", one is
  in my user local directory, one is remote and one in another user's
  local directory. So, I've got destination dialog filled with "Downloads"
  "Downloads" "Downloads" but these suggestions are useless without any
  clue of folder paths.
  
  To reproduce the bug you can
  
  1. Create few directories with the same name, for example,
  ~/0/Downloads, ~/Downloads, ~/0/0/Downloads
  
  2. Add new torrents to be downloaded in each folder, then start another
  torrent while carefully looking at the destination folder dialog. You
  will see it filled with "Downloads" "Downloads" "Downloads".
  
  I think that Transmission should display folder paths (maybe with small
  font) if It recognizes suggestions with duplicate names.

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Selection of download folder in Transmission doesn't work as supposed
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