KDE Plasma 6 will require users to double-click on files and folders to open them (by default; the setting is configurable). Controversial change? It
  • 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.

  • kuruminEnglish
    16·
    5 months ago

    How do you select without executing?

    • reflex@kbin.social
      13·
      5 months 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.”

    • Eager Eagle@lemmy.worldEnglish
      4·
      5 months 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
    • penquin@lemm.ee
      3·
      5 months ago

      I’ve always used the little plus sign on icons. It’s ingrained into my brain. I even did the same on windows before switching to Linux 6 years ago. Single click and the little check box on Windows.

      • arglebargle@lemm.eeEnglish
        3·
        5 months ago

        check box

        Its funny, I single click in KDE since 3.X or when ever it was introduced. But I never really used the check boxes.

    • dirtbiker509@lemm.ee
      2·
      5 months ago

      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.