fix: make 'no' the default button in delete/empty confirmation dialogs#437
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This is a critical safety improvement to prevent accidental data loss. Previously, the 'yes' button was selected by default in confirmation dialogs for delete and empty operations, making it extremely easy to accidentally destroy data by pressing 'e' followed by Enter. Changes: - Reorder confirmation dialog buttons from ['yes', 'no', 'don't ask me again'] to ['no', 'yes', 'don't ask me again'] making 'no' the default - Update button index mapping in confirmDeletionSelected() and confirmDeletionMarked() to handle the new button order - Add comprehensive tests to verify safer confirmation behavior - Replace deprecated strings.Title with golang.org/x/text/cases.Title - Maintain backward compatibility for all other functionality This addresses a known usability issue in the gdu community where users have reported significant data loss due to the dangerous default behavior. The fix aligns gdu with ncdu's safer approach of defaulting to 'no'.
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looks bit awkward but we will get used to it
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- Add TestConfirmDeletionSelectedCase1 to cover the 'yes' button logic - Add TestConfirmDeletionMarkedCase1 to cover marked deletion 'yes' logic - Improves test coverage to address Codecov report issues - Ensures safety fix button reordering is properly tested
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@dundee might be a good time to review and fix for all (really dangerous to have yes selected) |
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Thank you! |
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This is a critical safety improvement to prevent accidental data loss. Previously, the 'yes' button was selected by default in confirmation dialogs for delete and empty operations, making it extremely easy to accidentally destroy data by pressing 'e' followed by Enter.
Problem
Users have reported significant data loss (up to 150GB) due to accidentally pressing 'e' followed by Enter, which would immediately confirm deletion with the dangerous 'yes' default. This creates an extremely high risk of accidental data loss with just two quick keypresses.
Changes
['yes', 'no', 'don't ask me again']to['no', 'yes', 'don't ask me again']making 'no' the defaultconfirmDeletionSelected()andconfirmDeletionMarked()to handle the new button orderstrings.Titlewithgolang.org/x/text/cases.TitleImpact
This addresses a known usability issue in the gdu community where users have reported significant data loss due to the dangerous default behavior. The fix aligns gdu with ncdu's safer approach of defaulting to 'no'.
Testing
Fixes the critical safety issue mentioned in community discussions where users have experienced data loss due to accidental confirmation of destructive actions.