| Summary: | Focus is split between split view panes when starting with split view and remembering of last used folders & tabs is disabled | ||
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| Product: | [Applications] dolphin | Reporter: | Jan Rathmann <jan.rathmann> |
| Component: | split view | Assignee: | Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null> |
| Status: | CONFIRMED --- | ||
| Severity: | normal | CC: | akselmo, arddix, aristsakas, burnyourfire, colibri, dolphin-bugs-null, mpy, paulhollensen, rarp, regionstellarship_fouroner |
| Priority: | NOR | Keywords: | regression |
| Version First Reported In: | git-master | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Platform: | Other | ||
| OS: | Linux | ||
| See Also: |
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508554 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=513903 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=512011 |
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| Latest Commit: | https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/3f5bf2dfb18feffc84770cc19c6e2786ff8de8f8 | Version Fixed/Implemented In: | |
| Sentry Crash Report: | |||
| Attachments: |
Screenshot of the weird focus limbo state
Screencast showing Dolphin's weird behaviour Dolphin deletes random files |
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Description
Jan Rathmann
2025-04-30 12:45:17 UTC
Created attachment 180811 [details]
Screenshot of the weird focus limbo state
I have a very similar experience, though I did set up Dolphin to remember the last session. I believe the bug's Importance ought to be escalated since its repercussions might be much more grave: In this "focus-less" state, when - highlighting a file and pressing the DEL key, another file/folder in the opposite window pane will be deleted instead. - copying a file with Ctrl+C, switching to another tab and trying to paste it with Ctrl+V, Dolphin pastes a different file that was copied earlier. The highlighted file I thought I just copied wasn't copied after all. This state can reliably be ended by pressing the Tab key once. Following that, each pane gets focused properly upon left-click. I also created a new user account to test a virgin Dolphin setup, same behavior there. System info: Operating System: openSUSE Tumbleweed 20251006 KDE Plasma Version: 6.4.5 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.18.0 Qt Version: 6.9.2 Kernel Version: 6.17.0-2-default (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Hi, This issue is similar this? https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508554 *** Bug 508554 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** Also affected, regardless of whether dolphin is set to restore session. New tabs always have split view panes in limbo. Given that Jan saw this already on April 30, the only commit that stands out to me is https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/9d60570ca784000cb5ef78b13861eee58117595d, since it is not in 25.04, was committed in April and contains ` primaryUrlNavigator()->setBackgroundEnabled(enabled);` frameworks 6.19.0 dolphin 25.08.2 Qt 6.10.0 Arch (In reply to Paul from comment #5) > Also affected, regardless of whether dolphin is set to restore session. > New tabs always have split view panes in limbo. > Given that Jan saw this already on April 30, the only commit that stands out > to me is > https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/ > 9d60570ca784000cb5ef78b13861eee58117595d, since it is not in 25.04, was > committed in April and contains > ` primaryUrlNavigator()->setBackgroundEnabled(enabled);` > > frameworks 6.19.0 > dolphin 25.08.2 > Qt 6.10.0 > Arch nm, reverting that commit had no effect on this. I've determined this bug was introduced in https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/4102ccb80457eea44ea280f0ace2a419602bc34b which is, unfortunately, quite large. *** Bug 508670 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** Wouldn't it be reasonable to raise the importance since this issue can lead to randomly deleted files? Is it possible to make the author of this commit aware of this bug? A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/merge_requests/1101 Git commit 4916403d46216237205394dc86a86b8ea5a4cedc by Rafał Lichwała. Committed on 16/11/2025 at 14:10. Pushed by meven into branch 'master'. main: set active view in split mode when not restoring session When Dolphin config was set to start in split mode by default AND simply open the given folder in both panels (Settings -> Folders&Tabs -> Show on startup -> selected folder [NOT "...state from last time"]) no view was initially active making weird side-effects described in both bugs. This commit solves that by calling mainWindow->openDirectories on start when both of the above conditions are met. Related: bug 508554 M +4 -0 src/main.cpp https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/4916403d46216237205394dc86a86b8ea5a4cedc Git commit 3f5bf2dfb18feffc84770cc19c6e2786ff8de8f8 by Méven Car, on behalf of Rafał Lichwała. Committed on 22/11/2025 at 21:34. Pushed by meven into branch 'release/25.12'. main: set active view in split mode when not restoring session When Dolphin config was set to start in split mode by default AND simply open the given folder in both panels (Settings -> Folders&Tabs -> Show on startup -> selected folder [NOT "...state from last time"]) no view was initially active making weird side-effects described in both bugs. This commit solves that by calling mainWindow->openDirectories on start when both of the above conditions are met. Related: bug 508554 (cherry picked from commit 4916403d46216237205394dc86a86b8ea5a4cedc) Co-authored-by: Rafał Lichwała <rafal@siliconet.pl> M +4 -0 src/main.cpp https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/3f5bf2dfb18feffc84770cc19c6e2786ff8de8f8 *** Bug 512162 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. *** I got Dolphin Version 25.12.0 yesterday and if understand it this fix should be included? Unfortunately I don't see any improvement. The behavior is still broken for me (openSuse Tumbleweed). Possible duplicates: https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=512011 https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=509525 (In reply to roman from comment #14) > I got Dolphin Version 25.12.0 yesterday and if understand it this fix should > be included? > Unfortunately I don't see any improvement. The behavior is still broken for > me (openSuse Tumbleweed). Same here, also using 25.12.0 on Tumbleweed. Thanks for putting so much work into it but this bug is not fixed yet. I am going to upload a short screencast showing how to trigger it. Notes: - In dual-pane view, Dolphin always starts up as expected. I can click any file in either pane, the corresponding location bar will always be shown as active. - When opening a second tab, all is still well (within that tab). - Highlighted, yet inactive, window panes can reliably be activated by pressing the Tab key. - Trouble starts as soon as I leave the second tab to return to the first tab. From here on, clicking on any file/folder does not activate the corresponding tab anymore. I can still highlight files but shortcuts such as CTRL+C will not be applied to the selected files, but to files/folders in the opposite pane. This is were this bug is shifting from 'very annoying' to 'potentially disastrous': As shown in the screencast, if I click on a file in either of the inactive panes and then press the DEL key, another file (previously marked) in the opposite pane is being deleted. Pressing CTRL+Z restores the deleted file, pressing the DEL key again activates the 'Selection Mode' in the opposite pane. It is confusing. The more I deal with it, the more confused I am getting myself. Created attachment 188049 [details]
Screencast showing Dolphin's weird behaviour
Created attachment 188610 [details]
Dolphin deletes random files
Another screencast showing this bug. I had to record it in a X11 session since no keyrecorder seems to work with wayland.
The weird behavior starts when I switch/open another tab and return to the tab with the split view.
- Right clicking on files does not show the mouse menu.
- I can navigate in the right view with the keyboard but performing actions like "F2" for renaming or "del" for deleting files performs them in the left view which leads to random deleted files.
- opening a file in either splitview side unblocks this behavior until I switch to another tab again.
Just discovered that closing any open tab untriggers this state also (even it there are multiple tabs open). I got Dolphin 25.12.1 and the bug is still present :( (In reply to roman from comment #19) > I got Dolphin 25.12.1 and the bug is still present :( As it is in 25.12.2. I recently found one of my punk rock albums in a project folder that I had uploaded to the client's site. I can only surmise that it got there due to this bug, see #2. I am unable to repro this on dolphin 26.03.70 What I did was: 1. Split views, both in different folders, details view 2. Click on split 1 to select a file 3. Click on split 2 to select another file 4. Open new tab 5. Go back to the split view tab 6. Press delete The last active item, file in split 2, gets deleted. If I do steps 2 and 3 in reverse order, the selected file in split 1 gets deleted as expected. Operating System: KDE Linux 2026-02-11 KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.80 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.24.0 Qt Version: 6.10.2 Kernel Version: 6.18.7-zen1-1-zen (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (15.5 GiB usable) Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6600 dolphin 26.03.70 is not available to normal users, when will it be released On 11/02/2026 13:24, Akseli Lahtinen wrote: > https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=503576 > > Akseli Lahtinen <akselmo@akselmo.dev> changed: > > What |Removed |Added > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > CC| |akselmo@akselmo.dev > > --- Comment #21 from Akseli Lahtinen <akselmo@akselmo.dev> --- > I am unable to repro this on dolphin 26.03.70 > > What I did was: > > 1. Split views, both in different folders, details view > 2. Click on split 1 to select a file > 3. Click on split 2 to select another file > 4. Open new tab > 5. Go back to the split view tab > 6. Press delete > > The last active item, file in split 2, gets deleted. > > If I do steps 2 and 3 in reverse order, the selected file in split 1 gets > deleted as expected. > > Operating System: KDE Linux 2026-02-11 > KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.80 > KDE Frameworks Version: 6.24.0 > Qt Version: 6.10.2 > Kernel Version: 6.18.7-zen1-1-zen (64-bit) > Graphics Platform: Wayland > Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor > Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (15.5 GiB usable) > Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6600 > (In reply to Akseli Lahtinen from comment #21) > I am unable to repro this on dolphin 26.03.70 > What I did was: Thanks for testing and posting. Just to make sure I can reproduce the bug once again, I created a 3rd user and tested Dolphin's behaviour: No bug triggered. Dolphin 25.12.2 works as expected with multiple dual-pane tabs. It still works correctly after logging out and back in again. I have no idea as to why the 2nd user exhibited the same bug that my main user experiences. I use it solely for experimenting with alternative GUIs such as labwc/DMS. So I did some more testing and it is related to the filter bar being activated. Could you please either turn it on by default for all windows ( settings -> interface -> show filter bar) or press strg+i inside the split view so it is activated and then switch the tab + get back to the split view with the filter bar activated and try again deleting/renaming files. This triggers the behavior for me. (In reply to roman from comment #24) > So I did some more testing and it is related to the filter bar being > activated. Good catch! I always have filter bars activated and have just disabled them in the settings. It does indeed work now as expected. It also explains why Dolphin worked properly under my newly created 3rd user, I hadn't yet activated filter bars. Ah, can confirm when filter bars are enabled! Good catch indeed. Operating System: KDE Linux 2026-02-11 KDE Plasma Version: 6.6.80 KDE Frameworks Version: 6.24.0 Qt Version: 6.10.2 Kernel Version: 6.18.7-zen1-1-zen (64-bit) Graphics Platform: Wayland Processors: 12 × AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core Processor Memory: 16 GiB of RAM (15.5 GiB usable) Graphics Processor: AMD Radeon RX 6600 |