Version:           2.0 (using Devel) 
OS:                Linux

I am using dolphin 2.0 on kde 4.8rc2
I notice that I can select multiple files, and then I click on a file without holding shift or control, and the file selection stays the same.

This is alarming, as I expect the selection to be what I clicked.  There is good reason to make the act of selecting multiple files require attention.

I am not saying the way windows does it is perfect, I know that it works, and me having random files be selected all the time does not work for me.

Note:  an alternate (perhaps not originally intended) purpose of selecting files is to: be a book marker, and to indicate which files have been reviewed. and to count files.



Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
select a group, by shift clicking, dragging, or control clicking.

let up the control or shift key.  
click on one of the selected files.


Actual Results:  
all my files are still selected.  I have just accidentally selected and moved or errased my files.

I would much rather have it be just a bit more deliberate to select multiple files.



Expected Results:  
Like windows explorer. Make a selection.  Click on a file, (a mouse slip) the selection changes to the new file selected.

It looks like the designers want to make it easy to select multiple items.  This is good.   A deliberate way would be to have the file selection be like webmail, with a checkbox column to the side. People are familiar with this. 

Options are great, and for all of us who have been trained on windows, an option to loose selection on click would be very very welcome.   There is a reason why they did it that way.