Bug 290851

Summary:	Using Dolphin, home directory un-hide does not reveal hidden files
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Jon Mercurio <mercuriojj>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Peter Penz <peter.penz19>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	adaptee, cfeck
Priority:	NOR
Version:	1.7
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	unspecified
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description Jon Mercurio 2012-01-07 07:14:31 UTC

Version:           4.7 (using KDE 4.7.3) 
OS:                Linux

In Dolphin checking or un-checking "Hide entry Home" has no effect.  This limits one's ability to search the hidden direction to using a terminal konsol.

Reproducible: Always

Steps to Reproduce:
numerous reopening on new File manager windows, as well as rebooting system 


Expected Results:  
un-checking hide the hide buttom available on a right click over list of devices in file manager should allow one access to normally hidden files.

un-checking box should show hidden files.

Comment 1 Christoph Feck 2012-01-07 14:27:25 UTC

You are mixing up two things. Hiding the "Home" entry means that the entry is no longer visible in the places panel.

If you want to show hidden files ("dot files"), then enable "Show Hidden Files" in the View menu.

Comment 2 Jon Mercurio 2012-01-07 19:42:55 UTC

Thanks for your reply.  I am not sure what you mean by the view menu.  When I 
click file manager (Dolphin) in the kickoff laauncher, a window with a banner 
opens that shows various directories (Desktop, Documents, etc)  The top has 
the normal close size minimize widgets on the right.  On the left are two 
widgets the first has a drop menu with window functions ( opacity etc) the 
second has no functionality .  This is followed by a title: "Jon-Dolphin" .  

Thanks agin for your attention
Jon

On Saturday, January 07, 2012 02:27:25 PM Christoph Feck wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290851
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> Christoph Feck <christoph@maxiom.de> changed:
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> --- Comment #1 from Christoph Feck <christoph maxiom de>  2012-01-07
> 14:27:25 --- You are mixing up two things. Hiding the "Home" entry means
> that the entry is no longer visible in the places panel.
> 
> If you want to show hidden files ("dot files"), then enable "Show Hidden
> Files" in the View menu.

Comment 3 Jekyll Wu 2012-01-08 17:50:23 UTC

(In reply to comment #2)

I guess you are confused by a dolphin window without menubar. 

By default, 'Alt + .' is the shortcut for showing hidden files. You can also use 'Ctrl + M' to toggle the visibility of menubar, then you will see the 'View Menu' Christoph has talked about.

Comment 4 Jon Mercurio 2012-01-08 20:06:35 UTC

Thank you!
Ctrl+M  did indeed bring the menubar up and I am noww aable to display the 
hidden files.  The Alt+.  also worked. Many thanks!

Jon

On Sunday, January 08, 2012 05:50:23 PM Jekyll Wu wrote:
> https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=290851
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> --- Comment #3 from Jekyll Wu <adaptee gmail com>  2012-01-08 17:50:23 ---
> (In reply to comment #2)
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> I guess you are confused by a dolphin window without menubar.
> 
> By default, 'Alt + .' is the shortcut for showing hidden files. You can also
> use 'Ctrl + M' to toggle the visibility of menubar, then you will see the
> 'View Menu' Christoph has talked about.