Bug 474327

Summary: Feature Request: Ability to have a default setting for view, sorting, icon customization that do not get over written when relaunched
Product: [Applications] dolphin Reporter: Peter <exup>
Component: generalAssignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: wishlist CC: kfm-devel
Priority: NOR    
Version: 23.08.0   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Arch Linux   
OS: Linux   
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Description Peter 2023-09-09 11:12:19 UTC
SUMMARY
Feature Request not a bug.
Currently you can customize the look and feel of dolphin very well, like icon view, zoom size in PX, sorting modes and default starting folder.
If you change the sorting method it will remember this setting next time you start dolphin.

Could I request a way in which once you customize you default setup, there is a menu setting to allow this to be remembered and not overwritten and always start in this customized setting when a new dolphin window, split, or tab is opened.
I know you can set remember display style for each folder, but that does not achieve the same effect, ie I change the view to sort on age, when I go back into the same folder it would remember to sort on age. But I would prefer a default of sort on name and type for everything when in a new session of dolphin.
I also know you can customize the default folder which is also great but does cover this request.

I did discuss this in the discuss forum https://discuss.kde.org/t/how-to-set-default-dolphin-view-on-new-window/4862/8




STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. apply settings in dolphin view on how you want it to be in default
    Icon, Compact or details
    Sort on X and ascend/descend
    Zoom size
2. navigate to a new folder make a change to the view
3. close dolphin
4. its remembered this view and not your default preferred view.

OBSERVED RESULT
Always adopt last know view settings

EXPECTED RESULT
On opening a new dolphin session, tab or split view it picks a previously decided look and feel.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Operating System: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.7
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.109.0
Qt Version: 5.15.10
Kernel Version: 6.4.12-arch1-1 (64-bit)
Graphics Platform: Wayland
Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 6650U with Radeon Graphics
Memory: 30.1 GiB of RAM
Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon Graphics
Manufacturer: LENOVO
Product Name: 21CGS0VT0B
System Version: ThinkPad T14 Gen 3

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