1) It would great to be able to browser folders outside home in Files category. 2) Even if I set double click to open folders in Plasma settings, Files category still uses single click mode to open folders. Operating System: Manjaro Linux KDE Plasma Version: 5.21.4 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.81.0 Qt Version: 5.15.2 Kernel Version: 5.4.112-1-MANJARO OS Type: 64-bit Graphics Platform: X11
*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of bug 420895 ***
FWIW there is no reason to respect your choice to use double-click because there is nothing (other than opening) that you can do with a single-clicked-selected item. You can't cut, copy, or paste it, delete it, perform actions on it, etc. Being able to access these actions more easily is the reason why double-click exists. Since there are no such actions, double-click does not make sense for them. They are basically just buttons, not actual files or folders.
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #2) > FWIW there is no reason to respect your choice to use double-click because > there is nothing (other than opening) that you can do with a > single-clicked-selected item. You can't cut, copy, or paste it, delete it, > perform actions on it, etc. Being able to access these actions more easily > is the reason why double-click exists. Since there are no such actions, > double-click does not make sense for them. They are basically just buttons, > not actual files or folders. I know double click has no meaning in this case, but it's just to keep user experience the same in all Plasma apps by respecting single/double property set in Plasma setting.
There are times when consistency is nonsensical, and in those cases, there is no need to be consistent. :) In Elisa we even provide a visual clue by using the pointing finger cursor to indicate that something will happen immediately if you click.
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #4) > There are times when consistency is nonsensical, and in those cases, there > is no need to be consistent. :) In Elisa we even provide a visual clue by > using the pointing finger cursor to indicate that something will happen > immediately if you click. Oh yeah I didn't clearly see the pointing finger cursor, it's excellent solution to tell user single click is enabled.