Bug 464932

Summary:	Consider a different shortcut for selection mode
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	Merlin Cooper <mxanthropocene>
Component:	Selection Mode	Assignee:	KFM Developers <kfm-devel>
Status:	RESOLVED DUPLICATE
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	felixernst
Priority:	NOR
Version:	22.12.1
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Fedora RPMs
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Merlin Cooper 2023-01-28 08:41:27 UTC

SUMMARY
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I frequently type to find files in Dolphin, but because the space bar now activates selection mode, I can no longer find files that have spaces in their names. The shortcut should be changed to something else, such as Ctrl+Space or one of the function keys.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Type a file name that has a space in it. 

OBSERVED RESULT
Selection mode is activated when the space bar is pressed

EXPECTED RESULT
I should be able to type filenames with spaces in them without activating selection mode

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Fedora Linux 37
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.90
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.102.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8
Kernel Version: 6.1.7-200.fc37.x86_64 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: X11
Processors: 16 × AMD Ryzen 7 3800X 8-Core Processor
Memory: 31.3 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 570 Series
Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
Product Name: X570 AORUS MASTER
System Version: -CF

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
There also doesn't seem to be any ability to assign a different shortcut for selection mode within Dolphin's keyboard shortcut settings unless I've missed something?

Comment 1 Felix Ernst 2023-01-28 11:14:58 UTC

Hey, thanks for the report! There was indeed a way to change the default shortcut. The action is called "Select Files and Folders". However, I have now implemented a different fix that preserves Space as the default shortcut but still allows to jump to files containing a space when typing.

So this is already resolved and the fix will come to you in a future software update. I'll mark this report as a duplicate.

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 458282 ***

Comment 2 Merlin Cooper 2023-01-29 14:21:28 UTC

Thank you for the information! Glad to know there's a fix coming :) You're doing great work.

Comment 3 Felix Ernst 2023-01-30 14:52:44 UTC

Thanks for the praise, and you are welcome. ^^