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Re: Failure searching for file known to exist

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On 1/9/2017 8:08 AM, David Wright wrote:
> On Mon 09 Jan 2017 at 00:23:47 (-0600), Richard Owlett wrote:
>> Environment: Jessie with Mate DE
>> Background: Doing an atypical install of SeaMonkey using the generic
>> Linux version.
>>
>> I could not remember where "profiles.ini" was stored. As my
>> reference information was on another system, it appeared easier to
>> use the search function of the file manager.
>
> What file manager?

Whatever the GUI file manager that is installed when using the 
installer on DVD 1 of 13 and specifying Mate as the desktop.

I now have an additional piece of information and a "possible 
solution" if the phrase is interpreted VERY loosely.

I customarily invoke the file manager by clicking on either the 
Computer icon or that of the Home folder for current user.

I *RARELY* use the drop-down menu under "Applications" for 
anything. The four or five icons need to launch the appropriate 
program. Those icons serve >95% of my needs. The most used icon 
is the one to launch a terminal window.

Today,for the first time ever, I clicked on the "Search for files 
menu entry".
It requires that you specify if you wish to search hidden folders.

Thus I would lean towards classing the problem as a "bug" rather 
than a "feature".


>
>> I chose "file system" as starting point and entered "profiles.ini"
>> in the search bar.
>> No success whether logged in as a normal user or as root.
>>
>> The file DOES exist.
>> the complete path is
>> /home/richard/.mozilla/seamonkey/profiles.ini
>>
>> A little experimentation demonstrated that the apparent trigger was
>> that the target file was in a "hidden" folder.
>> As the file manager preferences were set to display hidden files and
>> folders, I expected search to actually SEARCH!
>>
>> Is this a bug or a "feature"?
>> Is there a work-around?
>
> Cheers,
> David.
>
>

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Failure searching forfile known to exist Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-09 07:30 +0100
  Re: Failure searching forfile known to exist David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-01-09 15:20 +0100
    Re: Failure searching for file known to exist Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-09 16:30 +0100
      Re: Failure searching for file known to exist David Wright <deblis@lionunicorn.co.uk> - 2017-01-09 23:00 +0100
  Re: Failure searching forfile known to exist Greg Wooledge <wooledg@eeg.ccf.org> - 2017-01-09 15:20 +0100
    Re: Failure searching forfile known to exist Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-09 16:40 +0100
      Re: Failure searching forfile known to exist Lisi Reisz <lisi.reisz@gmail.com> - 2017-01-10 00:50 +0100
        Re: Failure searching forfile known to exist Richard Owlett <rowlett@cloud85.net> - 2017-01-10 14:30 +0100
          Re: Failure searching forfile known to exist <tomas@tuxteam.de> - 2017-01-10 14:40 +0100

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