User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; U; Linux i686; en-GB; rv:1.8.1.3) Gecko/20061201 Firefox/2.0.0.3 (Ubuntu-feisty) Build Identifier: Suppose one is viewing a directory "/foo" in Thunar. In "/foo" is a symbolic link called "bar" to a directory called "/baz". Currently if one opens "bar", Thunar will say that one is in "/foo/bar" rather than "/bar". It would be nice to have an option in Thunar that is equivalent to the bash "-P" setting so that Thunar shows where one really is, rather than the pseudo-destination. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Follow a symbolic link in Thunar Actual Results: Thunar claims to be in a directory named by that link, rather than where the link really is. Expected Results: Option to have Thunar claim it is where it is.
I'm against this feature. If a symlink is present, it's for a reason, you're not supposed to care about the "real" folder, otherwise there would be no symlink.
T(In reply to comment #1) > I'm against this feature. If a symlink is present, it's for a reason, you're > not supposed to care about the "real" folder, otherwise there would be no > symlink. That's a matter of taste. There are reasons why one does care, which is why the option is in bash. Hence, it should be an *option* for Thunar. If one doesn't care, then one doesn't need to change the option.
Maybe with GVfs once Thunar is ported. We'll need something similar for the mounts anyway. I'll see to it then.