Bug 168946

Summary:	Properties dialog is modal for the current folder and not modal for icons
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	David Benjamin <davidben>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Peter Penz <peter.penz19>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	normal	CC:	andresbajotierra, iguanamiyagi
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	16.12.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Compiled Sources
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description David Benjamin 2008-08-12 02:09:04 UTC

Version:           1.1.80 (using Devel)
Installed from:    Compiled sources
OS:                Linux

If one right-clicks an icon in Dolphin and selects "Properties", the resulting dialog is not modal, but right-clicking a blank area in the folder results in a modal properties dialog.

The dialog should probably be non-modal for consistency since there isn't anything particular in the dialog that needs to be completed before returning.

Comment 1 Dario Andres 2008-08-12 03:08:01 UTC

Using KDE 4.1.1 (KDE 4.1.0 (4.1 >= 20080722)) (KDEmod) in ArchLinux i686:
I can confirm this behaviour. This should be marked as wish

Comment 2 Peter Penz 2008-08-12 07:48:01 UTC

Thanks for the pointer, I was not aware about this. I'll fix it ASAP...

Comment 3 Peter Penz 2008-08-12 20:47:06 UTC

SVN commit 845987 by ppenz:

Use a modeless properties dialog instead of a modal one, when opening it above the viewport.

BUG: 168946


 M  +6 -2      dolphincontextmenu.cpp  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=845987

Comment 4 Peter Penz 2008-08-12 20:47:34 UTC

SVN commit 845990 by ppenz:

Backport of 845987: Use a modeless properties dialog instead of a modal one, when opening it above the viewport.

CCBUG: 168946

 M  +6 -2      dolphincontextmenu.cpp  


WebSVN link: http://websvn.kde.org/?view=rev&revision=845990