SUMMARY Alt + Return currently opens the Properties window of a file/directory. It would be nice if this could be extended with mouse support by having Alt + Double-click* open that window as well, similarly to Windows Explorer. ___ *Or single-click, based on System Settings -> General Behaviour -> Clicking.
That' a simple enough feature to implement.
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/merge_requests/1108
Git commit e114f654ed1216aaa64593354ca1306a53fefef0 by Méven Car. Committed on 21/11/2025 at 09:25. Pushed by meven into branch 'master'. DolphinView: open the property dialog on Alt+activated Similarly to Microsoft explorer. M +6 -0 src/views/dolphinview.cpp M +5 -0 src/views/dolphinview.h M +1 -0 src/views/dolphinviewactionhandler.cpp https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/e114f654ed1216aaa64593354ca1306a53fefef0
Git commit 647ab74214cf302f5d14af328ca6a43629c8f0f4 by Méven Car. Committed on 21/11/2025 at 10:55. Pushed by meven into branch 'release/25.12'. DolphinView: open the property dialog on Alt+activated Similarly to Microsoft explorer. (cherry picked from commit e114f654ed1216aaa64593354ca1306a53fefef0) Co-authored-by: Méven Car <meven@kde.org> M +6 -0 src/views/dolphinview.cpp M +5 -0 src/views/dolphinview.h M +1 -0 src/views/dolphinviewactionhandler.cpp https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/647ab74214cf302f5d14af328ca6a43629c8f0f4
FYI plasma (folder panel, desktop icons) doesn't support it. I have a draft patch.
A possibly relevant merge request was started @ https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/merge_requests/3349
Git commit b1ded8f3786d0957e28f9f24e26d7d2bfd4ccbd1 by Méven Car. Committed on 30/11/2025 at 18:18. Pushed by meven into branch 'master'. FolderView: open properties dialog on Alt+activation M +8 -4 containments/desktop/package/contents/ui/FolderView.qml https://invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-desktop/-/commit/b1ded8f3786d0957e28f9f24e26d7d2bfd4ccbd1