Bug 514209

Summary:	Holding down F5 results in strong seizure-inducing flashing
Product:	[Applications] dolphin	Reporter:	postix <postix>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Dolphin Bug Assignee <dolphin-bugs-null>
Status:	CONFIRMED ---
Severity:	normal	CC:	dolphin-bugs-null, nate, ritchie
Priority:	NOR	Keywords:	accessibility
Version First Reported In:	25.12.0
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Other
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed/Implemented In:
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Description postix 2026-01-06 00:41:12 UTC

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Eg Details View with lots of files
2. Hold down F5

OBSERVED RESULT
The details view starts flickering with a high rate. This can be problematic for people with 

Please see https://invent.kde.org/teams/accessibility/collaboration/-/issues/30

EXPECTED RESULT
Some less problematic and less annoying way of communicating that Dolphin keeps refreshing.

Comment 1 Nate Graham 2026-01-06 16:58:34 UTC

Can confirm the flashing.

Not sure if there's enough of it to be truly seizure-inducing (typically this requires a large area of the screen), but it's definitely bad and we should fix it.

Comment 2 postix 2026-01-06 17:01:26 UTC

> Not sure if there's enough of it to be truly seizure-inducing (typically this requires a large area of the screen), 

In my case, where I've observed the bug, I had Dolphin running fullscreen on a 27" with hundreds of files covering almost the whole screen. Since I'm working remote (on a remote FS) I kept pressing F5 in the hope to finally see the updated files.

Comment 3 Nate Graham 2026-01-06 17:06:35 UTC

Fair enough; in a case like that I can see how the flashing would be very strong.