Created attachment 147232 [details]
Hovering over a folder in Dolphin

SUMMARY

It is a common scenario to open fodlers or certain file types with more than one application. i.e.: Opening images with gwenview but sometimes also with GIMP and/or Inkscape, opening scripts/code with Kwrite but also with Kate and/or VScode, and so on.
So, for cases where people find themselves in this use case a lot of times, it would be a benefit to shorten the time to select the application(s) with which to open files, avoiding opening the context menu and the Open with... submenu.
This alternative would not show every option, but the most used or a selection for every file type.

The alternative / Feature request: Make dolphin folder and files icons in the folder view show little squares to open such folder/file in the desired alternative application. This squares would be of similar appearance, behaviour and size of the already existing select/unselect square icons. So they would show up when hovering the cursor over the folder/file icon and would highlight when hovering the cursor over them. Clicking on the folder/file icon like usual would open it with the default application... the squares are for the alternative apps.

Clicking on this little squares would open the respective file/folder using the selected application.

This feature should look like the images attached.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open Dolphin
2. Move the cursor over any file or folder

OBSERVED RESULT

Three little squares with app icons inside should appear on the bottom-right corner of the hovered folder/file.

EXPECTED RESULT

Clicking on any of these icons should open the hovered file/folder using the application that the little icon represented.