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KDE Goes and Does It (Double-Click By Default, That Is) - OMG! Linux (www.omglinux.com)
submitted 2 years ago by to c/linux@lemmy.ml
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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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[–] 91 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    How do you select without executing?

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    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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