Bug 196010

Summary:	Panels should open horizontally as an option (as was in Konqueror)
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	REC <r.e.craig2>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	bastisemail
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	16.12.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Unspecified
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description REC 2009-06-11 12:43:41 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.2.90)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

There is only one direction to open panels, vertically. Not everyone works well this way. Likewise, mixing and matching vertical with horizontal panes lessens the strain on the eyes.

Please re-introduce this feature which Konqueror had so beautifully integrated.

Everyone is different and there was a time when Linux was moving in the direction of supporting this fact of reality. Dolphin, to me, represents the opposite.

Even Firefox has a simple little extension to do this. For Dolphin to overlook a critical and simple aspect in the interface design is sad.

We should get MORE flexibility not less.

Thank you.

Comment 1 REC 2009-06-11 12:54:23 UTC

I missed that there are only two panels possible at once. Please PLEASE restore the functionality here. It has crippled my work routine dramatically!

:-(

Comment 2 Peter Penz 2009-06-11 14:39:45 UTC

Thanks for your input. I'm wondering: Why don't you use Konqueror instead? Are there features in Dolphin you miss in Konqueror? Your feedback would be appreciated, as we want to leave 2 applications with a different target audience and Dolphin should not replace Konqueror...

Comment 3 REC 2009-07-06 11:46:10 UTC

Sorry for taking so long to reply. I was using KDE 4.1 and even Konqueror could only open one pair of panes. You couldn't open a subset within one of the two. I upgraded to KDE 4.2 (with all of its problems!) and Konqueror has the multipanes again.

Comment 4 Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) 2012-08-24 16:19:58 UTC

Resetting assignee to default as per bug #305719

Comment 5 Justin Zobel 2021-03-09 02:18:22 UTC

Thank you for the bug report.

As this report hasn't seen any changes in 5 years or more, we ask if you can please confirm that the issue still persists.

If this bug is no longer persisting or relevant please change the status to resolved.

Comment 6 aristsakas 2025-12-24 12:47:10 UTC

*** Bug 174455 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***