Renaming Exported Download File is not working

[rachellyne]

From Marc Perry:

"I just imported a custom list of human gene names and saved it in MyLists. Then I added some really useful columns and clicked on the Export button. The little popup suggested the name 'results.tsv' as the "Save as" but it looked editable, so I went for it, and gave it a convenient and highly informative custom name. Then I clicked on the Download button that had a little cloud on it. File was saved to my localhost as 'results.tsv.'"

This is because you need to specify the filename in the second save-as window rather than the export window.

[Kirti2502]

Hi, I am an outreachy applicant.
@rachellyne Can I take this issue?

[heralden]

Sorry for the delay, @Kirti2502. Please go ahead if you're still interested!

[Kirti2502]

Sure. I have understood the problem but am trying to figure out how to approach it, it would be a great help if I could get some guidance.

[heralden]

I'm not too familiar with this codebase, so I can't point you to the correct file. Perhaps if you trace the uses of this class (https://github.com/intermine/im-tables/blob/b2c60690511981a4fed68fbb9848a14a2cecff07/src/models/export-formats.coffee) you might find where the input box for the filename is (which defaults to results to become results.tsv). Then you need to make sure that changing this input box, also changes a variable that is used to generate the file download.

Once you find the correct files to edit, this can be simple to difficult depending on how it's implemented. I'm not familiar with Backbone.JS (the framework this project uses) so you might have to reference their documentation.

[oneshasappleton]

if this issue is not fixed can I work on this issue ?