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Single click is for web page links, not my computer.

I'm a single click person, but I welcome this change. Those who like single click already know where to change it. This is good for new users.

Single click was always the first setting I changed.

I’m actually kinda suspicious any Linux user would actually want a single click default.

I honestly forgot that single-click is the default behavior in Plasma. I set up new desktop environments so rarely, and this is such an infuriating default behavior that I change it immediately. Glad to hear this is changing.

My parents found single-click much more intuitive, because everything else (web browser, phone) uses single-click.

For all those single-click fans:

• how do you quickly rename a file?
• how do you even drag-drop instead of opening stuff?
• how do you select files?
• how do you live?

Saying "well kids use web stuff and Android and dont know what a single click is" is basically neglecting the use of a mouse. I love at least 3 buttons, hovering and fast clicks.

The Year of Linux on the Desktop has finally come guys.

When I first switched to KDE, this issue took up roughly 15 seconds of my time as I saw what was happening and went exploring for the setting to change the behavior. Apart from having to change the setting again from time to time, I have spent exactly zero seconds thinking about it and exactly zero seconds wondering which approach was the "best" since then. I wonder how honest it is for this site to refer to a "debate"; it's hard for me to imagine anyone giving a shit beyond setting their own system up the way they like it.

I think it's great. I think it's impossible to use dolphin with single click since it goes into folders or starts files when clicking on them once.

Anyone knows the historic reason for single click? Plasma was inspired by some older system?

A day of sorrow indeed... No, joking aside. I gather most people use double click anyway, so this is a good change for that reason. I've never really understood it myself (the primary function of the left click being "select" when everywhere else it's "open" or "go to this thing"?? Alien stuff).

I'm just glad KDE listens to it's users and adapts to them. Looking forward to the release!

I've been using my install script for so long, I've forgotten that single click was the default. I guess that's at least one extra line I can remove.

They can change the default settings as long as they leave the option to change it available.

This is wholesome in a strange way.

I'm also always changing this first, so i agree with the change.

I personally also welcome this change, as I have changed that setting anyway and of those people I know, they also changed that behaviour immediately. But as long as you can change it and it isn't forced on you to only use one method, it's great.

Ah yes... I remember when IE 4 came to Windows and introduced single clicking. What a terrible idea.

So be it. I don't understand why there is so much debate around such simple setting.

I could've sworn I already double click in Dolphin.

My problem with it: It was not consistent when using KDE:

In Dolpin, it's a single click.....

When downloading something in Firefox and choosing the location, it's a double click.

As someone who hasn't touched KDE in years, can someone fill me in: How did you previously select a folder without opening it?