Bug 114438

Summary: Right click on folder should not leave the current folder
Product: [Unmaintained] kmail Reporter: mdhirsch
Component: folder listAssignee: kdepim bugs <kdepim-bugs>
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE    
Severity: wishlist    
Priority: NOR    
Version: 1.8.2   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Mandriva RPMs   
OS: Linux   
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Description mdhirsch 2005-10-15 07:50:22 UTC
Version:           1.8.2 (using KDE KDE 3.4.2)
Installed from:    Mandriva RPMs
OS:                Linux

When I want to create a new folder to store a message in, I right-click on Local Folders, which immediately closes my current folder.  Then I can create my new folder, though I can't see the mail message that inspired me to create the new folder.  Then I have to go back to whatever floder I was in and select it again.  Finally, I can move the message into the new folder.

Right-click should bring up the context menu for the folder.  Left-click should select the folder.  The latter is an action, the former requests a menu.  There is no reason that right-click should select the item, too.

Or, if you prefer, right-click can select the item so as to visually declare which folder is being acted upon, but the view should not switch to that folder if the user chooses a menu item.  This is probably the best approach.  Only jump to the new folder if the user releases the right mouse button while on the folder and not selecting a menu item or moving away from the folder.
Comment 1 Thomas McGuire 2007-05-16 16:16:43 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 45760 ***