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KDE Goes and Does It (Double-Click By Default, That Is) - OMG! Linux (www.omglinux.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

not really, just set to "always ask" or when opening an executable.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Which is just another, less convenient way of turning a single click into two, no?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

You're not running executables from a file manager very often with Linux

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (1 children)

… I am, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

I'm talking about the typical user. There shouldn't be a need for them to be doing that.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

no, because it only applies to executables.

idk about you, but I only run executables from dolphin once every full moon, or so. And even if it was frequently, it doesn't come close to the number of folders I open that only need a single click.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I guess it depends on habits, then. I use them all the time. Not as much as folders, but enough that I would rather the 2 have the same behavior.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Right. I use a proper launcher for anything I execute constantly - like Gnome shell or KRunner on KDE. Scripts I usually run in the terminal to see their output. So it's really rare for me to run anything by clicking on it using Dolphin.