Bug 377340

Summary:	Select folder on middle click
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Kishore Gopalakrishnan <kishore96>
Component:	view-engine: general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	elvis.angelaccio, nate
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	16.12.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description Kishore Gopalakrishnan 2017-03-07 16:34:55 UTC

Please add an option to allow to select folders on middle click. Right now, the middle click behaviour of folders and files is different, causing a bit of confusion. Middle click also is a much more convenient way to select folders than hovering over the icon and clicking the '+' which appears, especially in 'details' view with the smallest icon size.

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2017-09-03 16:33:13 UTC

Middle-click opens the item in a new tab, which is a common and expected behavior for tab-based programs. If you don't like the default single-click-to-open behavior (I don't like it either) you can return to the typical left-click-select behavior using System Settings > Input > Mouse > "Double-click to open files and folders (select icons on first click)"

This setting is rather buried and not in the right place, IMHO. We are tracking that with https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=377310