SUMMARY Some folder picking dialogs within applications do not allow folders as input. They will show no files to pick, but "Open" does nothing. STEPS TO REPRODUCE For example, 1. Open Firefox 2. Go to the standard download folder option in the settings 3. Click "Browse" and attempt to select a different folder. OBSERVED RESULT It is not possible to select a folder in the dialog. EXPECTED RESULT It should be possible to select a folder in the file picking dialog. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.9.16-1 Manjaro KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.3 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.80.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Firefox has Plasma integration installed and the string /usr/lib/firefox/firefox %u as the command in the application settings menu to force it to use the Dolphin file picker. This problem comes up in many other applications as well.
What are these many other applications? Moving bug to portal for now since the firefox example might be a problem with the portal unless this also happens with native apps, then I guess KIO is to blame.
(In reply to Harald Sitter from comment #1) > What are these many other applications? > > Moving bug to portal for now since the firefox example might be a problem > with the portal unless this also happens with native apps, then I guess KIO > is to blame. Thank you. Just quickly scanning through my list of installed applications, Thunderbird, Telegram and Chromium have the same problem. They all have an option to set a standard folder path for downloads/received files. The file picker dialog will open, showing only folders and no files. It is possible to open folders, but not to select them. So one is always stuck with the preset folder.
Conceivably they could all using the portal. At least for firefox I can reproduce the problem.
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 419874 ***