https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=511966
Bug ID: 511966
Summary: Not selecting folders when going back or up slows down
common keyboard-driven workflows
Classification: Applications
Product: dolphin
Version First git-master
Reported In:
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Keywords: regression, usability
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: [email protected]
Reporter: [email protected]
CC: [email protected]
Target Milestone: ---
I have a fairly organization-heavy workflow for my business's record-keeping
system. Of course I use Dolphin and other KDE software for this! I find myself
quite commonly entering a folder, doing stuff in it, and then needing to either
rename, duplicate, or delete the folder. I always use the keyboard for these
file manipulation actions (because it's fast!).
I've tried to get used to the behavior change introduced by
https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/122fee5625f0285ec4ebda79162c72390989eb2a
for a year, but I just can't.
That change de-selects the folder when going back or up, and makes these
workflows slow and frustrating, because using the keyboard shortcut for any of
the above actions does not target the folder, but rather enters selection mode.
This is really annoying, as then I have to exit selection mode to recover from
my error, select the folder somehow, and then press the keyboard shortcut
again. This actually introduces the possibility of new errors.
Yes, I know I can press Shift+Enter to select the folder so I can target it
with file manipulation actions using the keyboard, but:
1. It's an extra step that slows me down
2. It isn't a general solution for everyone annoyed by this because it's
un-discoverable. I only know it because Felix (one of the Dolphin maintainers)
mentioned it to me.
I totally get the safety desire behind this change, but after a year of people
complaining, I think it's time to consider the experiment a failure.
Because Bug 492404 was closed, this bug report tracks the folder-related
workflows that are still slower and more annoying now; Bug 494125 tracks the
same thing for files.
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