Bug 468051

Summary:	"Clicking files or folders" set to "Selects them" should disable information panel changing when hovering another element
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	contact
Component:	panels: information	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	felixernst, kfm-devel
Priority:	NOR
Version:	22.12.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Debian testing
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:
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Description contact 2023-04-01 22:21:42 UTC

SUMMARY
I think that setting "Clicking files or folders" to "Selects them" should prevent Information Panel from changing when hovering another file or folder because, well, it's annoying and doesn't make any sense


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Set "Clicking files or folders" to "Selects them".
2. Enable Information Panel.
3. Click on a file or folder to show its information.
4. Move the cursor and hover another element.

OBSERVED RESULT
The Information Panel displays information about the hovered element.

EXPECTED RESULT
The information Panel should only display information about the selected element.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux: Debian GNU/Linux 12
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.103.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8

Comment 1 Felix Ernst 2023-04-02 09:48:31 UTC

With https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/278380bf176ec4488f3a55043a7502310f60fde6 we now have a new setting for the information panel that allows users to disable the information panel preview on hover. It can be accessed by right-clicking the information panel.

Different from what is suggested in this bug report, this setting is independent from the "Clicking files or folders" setting (also known as single-click vs double-click setting). This is intentional because we noticed that the preference of users whether they prefer to see a preview on hover or not was also independent from whether they use single-click or double-click to open files.

I hope that is an acceptable fix for you! It unfortunately didn't make it into the soon-to-be-released Dolphin 23.04 version. You will have to wait until the Dolphin 23.08 release to get this option.

Have a nice day!