Bug 391155

Summary:	inconsistent selection behaviour after move and copy
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Michael Heidelbach <ottwolt>
Component:	panels: folders	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Severity:	normal	CC:	justin.zobel, nate, ottwolt
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	17.12.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	openSUSE
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Michael Heidelbach 2018-02-27 10:13:44 UTC

The situation: Move files from one panel to the other.

From the logical point of view it is not inconsistent. The rules are clear:
- Keep selected items selected.
- If there are no selected items select the new items.

From the usability point of view it is inconsistent because now the user has to analyze the situation.
Are there items selected in the target?
If I want the new items to selected I need to unselect them first.
It is now the user adapting to the software instead of the other way around.

This may even get dangerous when many files are moved. In that case the selected items may scroll out of view and hence the user might not be aware of them and apply detrimental operations.

Personally I see no use for keeping items in the target panel selected. Because it is more likely that I want to apply consecutive operations on the new ones than do something with the old.

In conclusion: Please always select the new items and only those. 
I'm not fully decided on this, but I think this should also apply when files are moved/copied by other means e.g konsole panel.

Comment 1 Justin Zobel 2020-10-25 01:05:35 UTC

Michael, can you please confirm this is still an issue with a more recent version of Dolphin.

Comment 2 Bug Janitor Service 2020-11-09 04:33:48 UTC

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Comment 3 Bug Janitor Service 2020-11-24 04:34:12 UTC

This bug has been in NEEDSINFO status with no change for at least
30 days. The bug is now closed as RESOLVED > WORKSFORME
due to lack of needed information.

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