• 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.

  • db2@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    That seems more like and accessibility feature, like what someone with a muscle spasm disorder would find helpful.

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      9 months ago

      I mean, yeah, muscle spasm disorder or my dumb ass absent-mindedly opening files in my download folder or Jester from HR, who doesn’t know that a job application shouldn’t have the executable icon. For all of us, it improves accessibility, because we don’t need to be as cautious anymore.

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      9 months ago

      It cuts in half the average number of clicks when navigating the file manager. Accessibility or not, it’s a welcome change imo.

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        9 months ago

        I think you’re not following along here. One click was the default, they’re changing it from that to two clicks by default.