*** If you're not sure this is actually a bug, instead post about it at https://discuss.kde.org If you're reporting a crash, attach a backtrace with debug symbols; see https://community.kde.org/Guidelines_and_HOWTOs/Debugging/How_to_create_useful_crash_reports Please remove this comment after reading and before submitting - thanks! *** SUMMARY This seems to affect all versions of Dolphin. If we are in a folder and there are many files, let’s say these are the names of the files: aa.txt ab.txt ac.txt ad.txt ae.txt af.txt ag.txt If we select with out mouse, ae.txt and with the keyboard, press the A key, the selection jumps to aa.txt instead of going forward. STEPS TO REPRODUCE 1. If we are in a folder and there are many files, let’s say these are the names of the files: aa.txt ab.txt ac.txt ad.txt ae.txt af.txt ag.txt If we select with out mouse, ae.txt and with the keyboard, press the A key, the selection jumps to aa.txt instead of going forward. OBSERVED RESULT aa.txt is selected. EXPECTED RESULT af,.txt should be selected. SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS Windows: macOS: (available in the Info Center app, or by running `kinfo` in a terminal window) Linux/KDE Plasma: 5.27.11 KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.11 KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0 Qt Version: 5.15.13 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
It says "with out mouse" That should be "with our mouse"
What distro are you using, and what version of Dolphin?
Currently, I am using Kubuntu 24.04 Dolphin version = 23.08.05 I don't know how to install other Dolphin version but if you give me the EXE, I can try. Or, I can try other distros.
Could you try a newer version from the Snap store or Flathub?
Newer versions are not available. In general, it seems that if a certain version comes with Kubuntu, that version doesn't get updated until the next version of the OS.
That's why I suggested to try a newer version from the Snap store or Flathub; those update independently from the version bundled with the system, which is generally stuck at the version the OS shipped with.
I ran sudo snap install dolphin since that is what https://snapcraft.io/dolphin says but that downloaded 23.08.05 Flathub has 24.12.1 flatpak install flathub org.kde.dolphin For the flathub version, that same problem is present.
I can reproduce the behavior. I'm not sure that it isn't intentional, though.
You may also use the Arrow Keys to go the next item and Shift+Arrow to select multiple items. Isn't that the better approach?
“You may also use the Arrow Keys to go the next item and Shift+Arrow to select multiple items. Isn't that the better approach?” ==No, because of the following situation that happens to me often: I use the Alphabetlcal, case sensitive sorting mode in Dolphin. It is a sorting mode that I like. What it does is that folders come first and they are alphabetically sorted (Names that start with numbers come first but I don’t care about that). Files come after and they are alphabetically sorted. So, if I have a large number of folders and files, with various names, let’s say I have a folder named “george” selected, and I want to jump to a file that starts with “a”, I press A on my keyboard, the selector jumps backwards and selects a folder that starts with “a” (Let’s call it a100) instead of going forward and selecting a file that starts with “a”. As soon as I move the selector by pressing an arrow key and I press A on my keyboard, the selector jumps backwards and selects the first folder that starts with “a” (a100). If I only use the arrow key as you suggested, I would have to pass through a thousand files, do a lot of scrolling to find the files that start with “a”.