Version: (using KDE 4.2.0) OS: Linux Installed from: Unlisted Binary Package When trying to select multiple files in the file open dialog (for example in ark when adding files to an archive) the selection algorithm selects to many files. More specifically: In the file open dialog navigate to a directory containing at least that much files to get two columns in the view. In the left column click a file (let's call it file 1) with a short name (some files above in that column need to have longer names) Shift-Click any second file (file 2) in another column right of the first selected file. Then all files between file 1 and 2 will be added to the selection (correct behavior) Additionally all files above file 1 will be selected if they have longer names than file 1. See picture for a graphical explanation :-) This is probably related to the same issue in dolphin, see bug #163451
Created attachment 30686 [details] Screenshot showing mistakenly added files. This screenshot has been taken using the kde4daily image.
Confirmed with current trunk (here files with "short" names between the two clicked files were not selected).
*** Bug 119936 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
*** Bug 324665 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Works for me in KDE Frameworks 5.45 (and for that matter, every KF5 version of KIO that I can ever recall using).