Fails to create file correctly via file explorer UI, lapce on Windows host with WSL project
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Description
Host OS: Windows 10
WSL OS: Ubuntu
Lapce Version: v0.1.3
Just installed Lapce to give it a try and have encountered a problem when creating files via the file exlorer on the left hand side. When clicking on a folder a few levels deep of root and selecting New File - I fill in the name of the file but it creates a file with the parent folder name, escaped backslash and the name of the file I wanted to create.
This then fails to show in the explorer once created but can be seen via the terminal as below.
I am using lapce installed on windows, connected to WSL (ubuntu) with a WSL root workspace and suspect there is an issue with file creation via the UI, maybe it is trying to do some windows filesystem path escaping that doesn't work well with linux filesystem.
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Creating the file
Seeing the file via the terminal
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Research direction
Reproduce the file-creation flow in the file explorer UI with a Windows host, Ubuntu WSL project, and a workspace rooted in WSL. Compare the created path with the terminal output and trace how the explorer handles nested paths; done means a new file uses the requested name and appears in the explorer.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- linux, rust, ubuntu
- Domain
- desktop, devtools, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
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