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'Permissions dialog' on directories requires TWO mouse clicks to grant a permission #2988
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Not using LMDE so I may be wrong but are you sure this is not a theme thing? As I recall those checkboxes are three-state and at least in a Mint-X theme under regular Mint the three-state is clearly visible. Maybe the theme you're using is incomplete or defective lacking the proper checkbox images to illustrate the intermediary state. My apologies if that is not the case. |
The Controls part in your setup - according to the screenshot - is still Mint-Y, and that is precisely responsible for the checkbox icons. However, considering the files checkboxes do display the intermediary state images we can conclude that indeed there is a bug somewhere in the code, maybe a typo that calls a nonexistant variable or something similar. |
@Drugwash2 Thank you so much!!! Have to wonder what choosing the third state ( the '-' indicator ) means for folder properties. Perhaps it is only meant to have some effect for sub-folders in conjunction with "apply permissions to enclosed files"??? |
You're welcome, glad you found a solution albeit being a workaround. The intermediary state could mean 'inherit from parent'. Not sure though, all this all permissions thing gives me headaches after about 20 years with Windows 98 SE. |
See #2988 (comment) & #2988 (comment) for a workround. |
Thank you, Jeremy - but I am unsure what the workaround is. Is the workaround to use the Mint-X theme? The bug at issue here seems pretty serious. Someone should see whether it is present on Mint 21.1 beta - except, ah, the beta is now closed. |
Also: if someone will point me the relevant file within Nemo source's code, I could make an attempt to determine the cause of the problem. |
The workround for me was to use Mint-X because it had a theme which was very similar to the Mint-Y theme I was using. For example:-
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Choosing a Mint-X-Aqua instead of Mint-Y-Aqua for the "Applications" Theme is the workround, to display tri-state permissions. |
Jeremy: thanks again. There's a separate bug report (namely, #3000) for the 'apply permissions to enclosed files'. The bug with which I myself am concerned here is not that one (the 'enclosed files' one) nor anything to do with 'tri-state' permissions _but concerns rather the simple 'allow executing the file as program' tick-bo_x. Admittedly though originally this bug report (#2988) was about 'using the nemo permissions dialog to grant extra authority on a directory'; still, the bug with which I am concerned does fall under the title of this bug report (that title being, '"Permissions dialog" on directories requires TWO mouse clicks to grant a permission'). |
Still an issue on LM 21.1. If it is hard to figure out the double-click workaround. |
It would be good were this bug - or is it two bugs? - got fixed in time for Mint 21.2! |
Issue
When using the nemo permissions dialog to grant extra authority on a directory, a single left-click does not have any effect.
A double-click or two separate left-clicks are required.
Removal of a permission, does however, only require a single left-click.
Note:- Changing the Control theme from Mint-Y to Mint-X appears to solve this problem.
Steps to reproduce
Create a directory.
Use the permissions dialog, clicking once on an empty permission; close dialog.
Use the permissions dialog a second time and observe that no extra permission has been granted.
Repeat the above, only this time click twice (or double click) on an empty permission; close dialog.
Use the permissions dialog a second time and observe that it worked correctly.
Expected behaviour
I would expect a single left-click to be sufficient.
Other information
Note that ordinary files work correctly - no double clicking is required.
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