Version: unspecified (using KDE 4.6.0) OS: Linux I marked "backup files" and "PDFs" and set the filter to hide the appropriate files but this doesn't have any effect. The filter for showing files works. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: Create folder view. Go to filters and chose to hide specific files Mark different file types (of course some you currently see) OK Actual Results: The filter isn't applied Expected Results: Marked file types shouldn't be shown
I was about to open a similar bug, but eventually realized this might be a usability bug rather than a logic bug, i.e. it doesn't work as I expect it (rather than "it doesn't work at all"). From what I eventually understood, there are two filters - the file name pattern filter (freetext) and the file types filter (checkboxes + search aid). In order for the filter to apply, a file must pass both filters - there is an AND relationship between them rather than an OR, which would be more intuitive. So for example, to hide all files with the .bak extension, you'd have to both check "backup file" in the list, and write "*.bak" (or *.*) in the pattern. This is unintuitive and unnecessarily complex. In any case, this should be fixed to apply an OR relationship between the two filter types, i.e. one can either type his own patterns in freetext, or check the predefined sets of patterns from the list, or a mix of the two - and all are applied as a combined filter.
Qt: 4.7.4 KDE: 4.7.2 (4.7.2) Still valid, This is higly flexible, but totaly unintuitive. I'd suggest to drop the pattern input field and to add an easy way to add new pattern sets. Also Patternsets shoud be shown as a tree of checkboxes, like: v [x] Backupfiles (*~, *%, *.bak, *.old, *.sik) + [ ] *~ + [ ] *% + [ ] *.bak + [ ] *.old + [ ] *.sik That would be more intuitive and as flexible as current situation.
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Hello! This feature request was filed for KDE Plasma 4, which reached end-of-support status in August 2015. KDE Plasma 5's desktop shell has been almost completely rewritten for better performance and usability, so it is likely that this feature request is already implemented in Plasma 5, or is no longer applicable. Accordingly, we hope you understand why we must close this feature request. If the requested feature is still desired but not implemented in KDE Plasma 5.12 or later, please feel free to open a new ticket in the "plasmashell" product after reading https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/Bug_Reporting If you would like to get involved in KDE's bug triaging effort so that future mass bug closes like this are less likely, please read https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved#Bug_Triaging Thanks for your understanding! Nate Graham