Bug 510442

Summary:	Separate inline renaming activation by clicking from it being turned off as Folder view dows
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	tomashnyk
Component:	view-engine: general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	wishlist	CC:	dolphin-bugs-null, kdedev, meven
Priority:	NOR
Version First Reported In:	25.04.3
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description tomashnyk 2025-10-09 22:41:57 UTC

This is more of a feature request:

Folder view has a checkbox setting (Icons tab) "Rename inline by clicking selected item's text". That turns off selecting inline renaming by clicking the text under the file/folder icon, but still renames inline when pressing F2 or selecting rename in the menu. Not sure if it is intentional but I love it.

Dolphin does not have this setting. It only allows turning inlined renaming off, but not turning it off just by double clicking the text.

Why am I requesting this: quite often, I click the text by mistake when I mean to open the file instead. However,  find dialog for renaming confusing, as I do not know wher it will open and is just visually and cognitively distracting for me.

Comment 1 Méven 2025-10-22 15:33:42 UTC

> Folder view has a checkbox setting (Icons tab) "Rename inline by clicking selected item's text". 

I discovered this is only visible and active in double-click selection mode.

> That turns off selecting inline renaming by clicking the text under the file/folder icon, but still renames inline when pressing F2 or selecting rename in the menu. Not sure if it is intentional but I love it.

It is, this isn't directly related, and plasma folder view only renames inline.

> Dolphin does not have this setting. It only allows turning inlined renaming off, but not turning it off just by double clicking the text.

I see value in it indeed, you might not be the only one hitting this case by mistake.