• KDE Plasma 6 will require users to double-click on files and folders to open them by default.
  • This change is controversial for those familiar with single-click behavior in KDE Plasma.
  • Click behavior in KDE Plasma 6 is configurable, allowing users to choose between single-click and double-click.

https://archive.ph/BseL3


This is one of the first things I always tweak in KDE, so I love this change, but I’m curious how others feel.

  • Eager Eagle@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    It makes file system navigation much faster and more pleasant imo, I’m definitely reverting this.

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        9 months ago

        There’s a little + that you can click on the icons.
        Or, you can use the keyboard arrows and spacebar.

        Not sure if there’s others.

        Edit: Just found another one actually. Middle-clicking selects without opening.
        This works better than the little + on the icons because the + behaves like a “ctrl-click.”

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        9 months ago

        personally, I don’t like the plus icons (I’d prefer it if they were simple checkboxes), so any one of:

        • (mouse-only) drag a selection box from an empty area
        • (mouse-only) right click directly, already opening the context menu to copy, cut, rename, share, etc - which is often the goal when selecting a single item.
        • Ctrl+Click
        • Shift+Click
        • (kb-only) Arrow keys
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        9 months ago

        I’ve always used the little plus sign on icons. It’s ingrained into my brain. I even did the same on windows before switching to Linux 6 years ago. Single click and the little check box on Windows.

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          9 months ago

          check box

          Its funny, I single click in KDE since 3.X or when ever it was introduced. But I never really used the check boxes.

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        9 months ago

        I haven’t tried it but if it works the same as a mobile OS you long click to select. Single click to execute.

        Edit: apparently that’s not how it works. There is a checkbox on every icon that you have to click directly on the check box to select/unselect.

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      9 months ago

      Doubt you’ll have to revert this. I don’t think they switch you back to defaults when updating.