Bug 214110

Summary:	"Preload an instance" option for Dolphin
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	adibudeen <adibudeen>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	arne_bab, fe-pavel, guido.iodice, info, kde-2011.08, kde, mail, msx, mustaqim, nate, rbelli97, svlmrc
Priority:	HI
Version:	16.12.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description adibudeen 2009-11-11 15:01:51 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.3.3)
OS:                Linux
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages

Konqueror has a "preload" option, which makes it start instantly.  Dolphin currently takes a moment start, even on my quad core system.  

If one Dolphin window is already open, opening a new one occurs instantly.  If an instance were always running in the background, it should have the same effect.

I am not proposing you make this the default, but it would be nice to have an option for preloading, just like the one in Konqueror.

Comment 1 Frank Reininghaus 2010-01-07 10:33:39 UTC

*** Bug 221617 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 2 FiNeX 2010-08-15 13:45:53 UTC

*** Bug 230163 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 3 Peter Penz 2010-09-20 14:34:25 UTC

*** Bug 251803 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 4 Jeroen van Meeuwen (Kolab Systems) 2012-08-24 16:18:35 UTC

Resetting assignee to default as per bug #305719

Comment 5 Martín Cigorraga 2012-09-16 22:23:57 UTC

+1

Comment 6 Pavel 2013-05-07 11:45:37 UTC

Pro!

Comment 7 Riccardo 2016-11-30 10:36:20 UTC

Same here, using latest KDE neon. Would be great to see this implemented, as KDE nowadays represents the best option for a modern desktop environment. Also because I don't think this is really hard to realise, many other file managers have it, and also konqueror had this feature. Would happily "sacrifice" a little bit more ram for this huge ux improvement :)
+1

Comment 8 Christoph Feck 2017-04-28 10:18:17 UTC

*** Bug 379302 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 9 Christoph Feck 2019-11-03 12:44:11 UTC

*** Bug 413765 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***

Comment 10 Guido 2021-12-17 14:56:35 UTC

+1

Comment 11 svlmrc 2023-09-02 22:09:47 UTC

As of KDE 5.27 it's not avaliable, could you add this to the wishlist for KDE 6? Dolphin would really benefit from some speed improvement at launch, it would be nice to have the same "preload" option as in Konqueror