Bug 510442 - Separate inline renaming activation by clicking from it being turned off as Folder view dows
Summary: Separate inline renaming activation by clicking from it being turned off as F...
Status: CONFIRMED
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Product: dolphin
Classification: Applications
Component: view-engine: general (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: 25.04.3
Platform: Other Linux
: NOR wishlist
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Assignee: Dolphin Bug Assignee
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Reported: 2025-10-09 22:41 UTC by tomashnyk
Modified: 2025-10-22 15:33 UTC (History)
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Description tomashnyk 2025-10-09 22:41:57 UTC
This is more of a feature request:

Folder view has a checkbox setting (Icons tab) "Rename inline by clicking selected item's text". That turns off selecting inline renaming by clicking the text under the file/folder icon, but still renames inline when pressing F2 or selecting rename in the menu. Not sure if it is intentional but I love it.

Dolphin does not have this setting. It only allows turning inlined renaming off, but not turning it off just by double clicking the text.

Why am I requesting this: quite often, I click the text by mistake when I mean to open the file instead. However,  find dialog for renaming confusing, as I do not know wher it will open and is just visually and cognitively distracting for me.
Comment 1 Méven 2025-10-22 15:33:42 UTC
> Folder view has a checkbox setting (Icons tab) "Rename inline by clicking selected item's text". 

I discovered this is only visible and active in double-click selection mode.

> That turns off selecting inline renaming by clicking the text under the file/folder icon, but still renames inline when pressing F2 or selecting rename in the menu. Not sure if it is intentional but I love it.

It is, this isn't directly related, and plasma folder view only renames inline.

> Dolphin does not have this setting. It only allows turning inlined renaming off, but not turning it off just by double clicking the text.

I see value in it indeed, you might not be the only one hitting this case by mistake.