From 3320b21b1db7b35933ebdef290b59991c0d2b25b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Evgeny @ SimpleX Chat"
 <259188159+evgeny-simplex@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 07:15:11 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] desktop: do not suggest file names starting with "<" (#8103)

---
 .../kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Files.desktop.kt       | 2 +-
 .../kotlin/chat/simplex/app/SaveDialogFileNameTest.kt          | 3 ++-
 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Files.desktop.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Files.desktop.kt
index 9720a78435..970876c7d3 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Files.desktop.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopMain/kotlin/chat/simplex/common/platform/Files.desktop.kt
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ private fun fileFilterDescription(input: String): String = when(input) {
   else -> ""
 }
 
-internal fun saveDialogFileName(name: String): String = name.trimStart('.').ifEmpty { name }
+internal fun saveDialogFileName(name: String): String = name.trimStart('.', '<').ifEmpty { name }
 
 actual fun URI.inputStream(): InputStream? = toFile().inputStream()
 actual fun URI.outputStream(): OutputStream = toFile().outputStream()
diff --git a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopTest/kotlin/chat/simplex/app/SaveDialogFileNameTest.kt b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopTest/kotlin/chat/simplex/app/SaveDialogFileNameTest.kt
index 21b3d2e341..6d903a0b4b 100644
--- a/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopTest/kotlin/chat/simplex/app/SaveDialogFileNameTest.kt
+++ b/apps/multiplatform/common/src/desktopTest/kotlin/chat/simplex/app/SaveDialogFileNameTest.kt
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import kotlin.test.assertEquals
 
 class SaveDialogFileNameTest {
   @Test
-  fun testLeadingDotsRemoved() {
+  fun testLeadingDotsAndLessThanSignsRemoved() {
     assertEquals("bashrc", saveDialogFileName(".bashrc"))
     assertEquals("hidden.txt", saveDialogFileName("..hidden.txt"))
+    assertEquals("notes.txt", saveDialogFileName("<notes.txt"))
   }
 
   @Test