Bug 186880 - "New Folder..." dialog should be shown where the latest mouse click took place
Summary: "New Folder..." dialog should be shown where the latest mouse click took place
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: dolphin
Classification: Applications
Component: view-engine: general (show other bugs)
Version: 2.1
Platform: Chakra Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee
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Reported: 2009-03-11 19:02 UTC by Jari Aalto
Modified: 2017-09-04 01:50 UTC (History)
4 users (show)

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Description Jari Aalto 2009-03-11 19:02:47 UTC
Version:            (using KDE 3.5.10)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Debian testing/unstable Packages

DESCRIPTION

0. Use large display resolution, maximize konqueror.
1. Open File Browser. Type in address bar ~/tmp (the tree is to the left of monitor)
2. Select directory
3. Right Click  > Create Folder.
4. 'New folder' dialog opens

** IN THE MIDDLE OF KONQUEROR WINDOW **

This is very inconvenient and awkward in high resolution monitors (2560x2048), where
the dialog box to enter the folder name is put way too far from the point actually clicked on.

Repeat 'create folder' in successions, and you're soon drained moving mouse back and forth.

SUGGESTION

Please open the dialog directly next to the cursor location clicked. This should work in all displays. This would also be more natural than that of centering the dialog box, possibly too far right, like here.
Comment 1 Martin Koller 2011-06-23 18:42:51 UTC
still in 4.6.4
Comment 2 Myriam Schweingruber 2012-06-18 18:08:33 UTC
Is this still valid in Konqueror 4.8.4 or later?
Comment 3 Martin Koller 2012-06-19 05:39:10 UTC
Still in 4.9beta1.
Actually the same is true in dolphin, so I think this is a point for the dolphin filesystem view part.
Changing to dolphin
Comment 4 Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) 2012-08-24 16:19:43 UTC
Resetting assignee to default as per bug #305719
Comment 5 Frank Reininghaus 2012-11-06 17:48:30 UTC
I consider this more a wish than a bug. Moreover, we can't do much about this in Dolphin itself. KNewFileMenu comes from kdelibs and does not provide any API to specify where to show the dialog AFAIK.
Comment 6 Christoph Feck 2012-11-06 20:38:26 UTC
What is the actual issue? If dialogs should appear near the mouse pointer for faster clicking, then this should be done for all dialogs, not a single specific dialog in Dolphin.
Comment 7 Christoph Feck 2012-11-06 20:39:55 UTC
Additionally, where can I get a 2560x2048 monitor (please!)
Comment 8 Nate Graham 2017-09-04 01:50:28 UTC
Christoph is right. This isn't a Dolphin issue; if it's really wanted, we should implement it everywhere. But I'm not sure we want to do that. Having dialogs open in the center seems both logical and expected. If the window is maximized, the dialog box will appear right in the center, where your eyeballs are most likely to be looking. Also, since the main window darkens with a utility dialog appears, it' even easier to see where it is.