Bug 163601

Summary:	Folder view containment, display as icons or details (like dolphin)
Product:	[Plasma] plasma4	Reporter:	FiNeX <finex>
Component:	widget-folderview	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	bugzilla, i.semenov.kde, kyklops, mariausol
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description FiNeX 2008-06-09 13:34:47 UTC

Version:           Revision 818680 (using Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources
OS:                Linux

It could be useful to display files/directories not only with icons like now, but even using a detailed view, like the dolphin one.

Comment 1 Marius 2009-05-14 13:15:28 UTC

And list view too.

Comment 2 Ignat Semenov 2012-02-04 23:03:32 UTC

*** Bug 212520 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Janet 2012-09-11 10:12:06 UTC

And grouped :).

Comment 4 Ignat Semenov 2013-04-11 16:14:31 UTC

What's the usecase for that?

Comment 5 Ignat Semenov 2013-04-11 16:23:20 UTC

The semantics of the folderview applet are different from those of a real file manager, hence this is a wontfix. Folderview is meant to be just a shortcut, whereas to perform file management you need to launch a full-blown file manager application.

Comment 6 Janet 2013-04-12 12:33:12 UTC

Usecase? Better overview. Continuity (my filemanager shows the icons the same way so I also want to have it in the folderview container on the desktop).

Why should I want a folderview widget on my desktop if not for a quick overview of the files in the shown folder? So grouped view and/or list view seem more than natural...

I strongly hope someone will invent an additional replacement folderview applet where I can have the text alongside the icons instead of below! And maybe even with grouped view...