Version: unspecified (using KDE 4.6.0) OS: Linux The Places panel home path seems to be completely independent of the preferences home folder. Changing the preferences home folder has no effect on the home panel path. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1) Change preferences->startup->"Home Folder" to set home, for example to /home/user/temp 2) Select Places tab home link Actual Results: Home link is unchanged (for the example, not /home/user/temp) Expected Results: Home link should match the link set in preferences
Well the "Home Folder" in Dolphin settings is just the folder that is automatically opened when you launch Dolphin, similar to a web browser’s home page whereas the "Home" entry in the places is your actual /home/username folder that is placed there as a shortcut for convenience; so actually those two things have nothing in common :)
I think the "Home" entry in the places panel should always open $HOME. Places are conceptually static and independent of dolphin settings. One the other hand, the "Home" action follows the value of the "Home Folder". So the current state is really a bit confusing.
Resetting assignee to default as per bug #305719
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 212565 ***