https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=494125
--- Comment #55 from Nate Graham <[email protected]> --- 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 opening a file to verify its contents, immediately closing it, and then renaming, cutting, or deleting the file. Sometimes I use the pointer for opening files, and sometimes the keyboard. But I always use the keyboard for the above file manipulation actions (because it's fast!). When I use the keyboard to open a file for the above workflow, the file remains selected afterwards and I can target it with the keyboard shortcuts for file manipulation actions. This is fine. But when I use the pointer to open a file, it gets de-selected afterwards, so using the keyboard shortcut for any of the above actions does not target the file, but rather enters selection mode. This is really annoying, as then I have to exit selection mode to recover from my error, select the file somehow, and then press the keyboard shortcut again. This actually introduces the possibility of new errors. 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. Yes, I know I can press Shift+Enter to select the file, but: 1. Because it isn't always required, there's extra cognitive overhead to remember if I have to or not, especially when rapidly switching between mouse and keyboard workflows. 2. It's an extra step that slows me down. 3. 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 the change to not select files after opening them, but after a year of people complaining, I think it's time to consider the experiment a failure. The bug report is still open, so I assume reverting this change hasn't been vetoed. -- You are receiving this mail because: You are watching all bug changes.
