Progress bugs / options

[Rikishi 42 <skunkworks rikishi42 net>]

Hi, I'm using MC 4.8.1 in Linux Mint.
I know there are much more recent versions available, and multiple bugs 
have been fixed. But before I go looking for a package to upgrade my 
machines, I'd like to know if bugd have been solved in the file copy 
progress display and the inconsistancy in the move display?


I'm talking about the case where a copy of a dir tree encounters 
allready existing files and a choice is required. When the user selects 
any of the skip options (ex: skip all when different size), the 
estimates for completion go all wrong.

The solution is a simple one (reduce total files counter and substract 
size from total file size), but nobody seems to program it.


And then it would also be usefull to have the files/dirs copied in the 
same order as the users' display order (ex: alphabetically ignoring case).

And the option should exist that the move should remove source files 
when they are done. At least we gain disk space BEFORE the complete tree 
has been moved.



I've done some programming (decades ago) but am completely unfamiliar 
with the tools used today and in this project, or I'd at least would 
have tried.
Anyone tempted ?


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