Bug 470987

Summary:	[Feature Request] Expand/collapse folders in Project Bin using keyboard navigation
Product:	[Applications] kdenlive	Reporter:	Paul Worrall <p.r.worrall>
Component:	Project Bin & Import	Assignee:	Jean-Baptiste Mardelle <jb>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	emailada, fritzibaby, master.lee915
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	triaged
Version First Reported In:	23.04.2
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Arch Linux
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:	https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/commit/1df1e4c955fd065a3caa0c03308ed9f3d7774d8c	Version Fixed In:	25.08.0
Sentry Crash Report:

Description Paul Worrall 2023-06-13 18:07:45 UTC

There does not seem to be any way to expand & collapse folders within the Project Bin using keyboard navigation.  This is needed for 3-point editing using the keyboard.

Suggestions:
Enter / Backspace
Left Arrow / Right Arrow (with a modifier key)

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.107.0
Qt Version: 5.15.9
Graphics Platform: Wayland

Comment 1 ada 2023-06-13 18:18:54 UTC

The up/down arrow keys already navigate the project bin when the source monitor is in focus do would make sense to use left/ right but some people might want to step frames in the source monitor.

Since it could be the the same key I reckon enter makes sense.

Comment 2 Mat. 2023-07-17 00:30:02 UTC

It would be very useful, to user that use more the keyboard than mouse.

Comment 3 emohr 2025-03-17 19:09:49 UTC

Navigating in the project bin with the up/down arrow key is possible. Yes, it would be handy to use the left/right arrow key to open/close bin folders.

Comment 4 Jean-Baptiste Mardelle 2025-06-03 15:21:35 UTC

Git commit 1df1e4c955fd065a3caa0c03308ed9f3d7774d8c by Jean-Baptiste Mardelle.
Committed on 03/06/2025 at 15:21.
Pushed by mardelle into branch 'master'.

Add action to expand/collapse items (effects, folders) and navigate effects with arrows
Related: bug 497834
FIXED-IN: 25.08.0

M  +1    -1    CMakeLists.txt
M  +1    -1    src/CMakeLists.txt
M  +4    -3    src/assets/assetpanel.cpp
M  +1    -0    src/assets/assetpanel.hpp
M  +1    -7    src/assets/view/assetparameterview.cpp
M  +2    -2    src/assets/view/widgets/keyframecontainer.cpp
M  +26   -0    src/bin/bin.cpp
M  +4    -0    src/bin/bin.h
M  +40   -22   src/effects/effectstack/view/collapsibleeffectview.cpp
M  +1    -0    src/effects/effectstack/view/collapsibleeffectview.hpp
M  +91   -4    src/effects/effectstack/view/effectstackview.cpp
M  +7    -0    src/effects/effectstack/view/effectstackview.hpp
M  +27   -2    src/mainwindow.cpp
M  +1    -0    src/mainwindow.h
M  +17   -0    src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.cpp
M  +1    -0    src/timeline2/view/timelinecontroller.h

https://invent.kde.org/multimedia/kdenlive/-/commit/1df1e4c955fd065a3caa0c03308ed9f3d7774d8c