[chris-010]

Typing smb://server/share into the location bar only works while the tab is already on a network location. From a normal folder the text is turned into a path and the navigation is dropped:

WARN tried to cd to Path("smb://chris@nas/") which is not a directory

The bar inherits its type from the tab (Message::EditLocationEnable), and the view only has the two branches next to the existing //TODO: allow editing other locations. EditLocationSubmit now decides by parsing the input instead. The reverse direction — a local path typed while standing in Networks — was broken the same way.

Known cosmetic side effect: while the share is not yet mounted the tab shows the raw URI as its name; the proper name appears once the mount completes.

Tested against a real SMB server on a build of 5bdfffa carrying only this patch, with an isolated XDG_CONFIG_HOME. Across the whole run: failed to connect 0, no path for item 0, failed to scan 0.

Eight steps, and two notes that may save a reviewer time

#	step	result
1	smb://user@server/ from a local folder	share list appears
2	same address with a leading space	same
3	/home/…/tmp from the network location	navigates locally
4	foo:bar from a local folder	no effect (unchanged behaviour)
5	sidebar → Networks	unchanged
6	a directory whose name ends in a space	opens, the space is preserved
7	smb://server/share, not mounted	mounts and opens
8	foo:bar from a mounted share	no effect

• The reliable indicator for "this is a path" is that parsing fails, not that the host is missing — network:/// and file:///home both parse with has_host() == false. An earlier version keyed on the host and would have broken the Networks view.
• An unmounted share cannot be resolved (Tab::resolve → mounter.dir_info), so navigating needs a fallback to the typed URI — and navigating is what triggers the mount, since Cmd::NetworkScan mounts the location it is asked to scan. The fallback is restricted to input recognised as a URI with a host; applying it to any network location let unparseable text through, and because with_uri keeps the previous display name and path, the window looked normal while the listing stayed empty.

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[jacobktm]

This has passed regression testing.

# Testing

This document provides a regression testing checklist for COSMIC Files. The checklist provides a starting point for Quality Assurance reviews.

Checklist

Basic navigation

• Middle-click opens directory in a new tab (not focused).
• Open two scrollable tabs. Scroll one tab, then switch to the other tab; it should not have scrolled.
• Hover over the top item in the folder, then scroll down until it's out of view (while still hovered).
  On scrolling back up (with the mouse in a different position), the item should not have the hover highlight.
• Right-click an item in the sidebar. No visual change should occur with the rest of the items.
• Remove an item from the sidebar, then re-pin it.

File operations

• Right-click -> Create a new folder, then enter it.
• Right-click in the empty folder -> Create a new file.
• Navigate to the parent folder, create another new file, then drag it into the created folder.
• Files can be renamed.
• Files can be opened with non-default apps & browsing store for new apps works.
• Normal right-click shows Move to trash option.
• Shift right-click, and right-click followed by Shift, both show Permanently delete option.

Advanced navigation & view settings

• Image and video thumbnails generate & display in local folders.
• Gallery preview shows with Spacebar.
• Details pane shows with Ctrl+Spacebar.
• Zoom in/out and reset to default zoom work.
• Ctrl+1 and Ctrl+2 switch between list and icon view.
• Ctrl+H shows/hides hidden files.
• Directories can be sorted at top or inline.
• Settings -> Theme works.
• Settings -> Type to Search affects behavior as designed.
• Single-click to open setting takes effect.
• Sorting options work.
• Cutting, copying, and pasting files works.
• F5 reloads current directory.
• Left sidebar can be collapsed and expanded.

External filesystems

• Add a network drive (e.g. SFTP) and navigate into it.
• Plug in a USB drive; able to mount, browse, and eject.

Integrations

• Desktop icons display as expected
• Drag-and-drop into Firefox works

Browsing to network shares from the location bar also works.