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KDE Goes and Does It (Double-Click By Default, That Is) - OMG! Linux (www.omglinux.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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KDE Plasma 6 will require users to double-click on files and folders to open them by default.
This change is controversial for those familiar with single-click behavior in KDE Plasma.
Click behavior in KDE Plasma 6 is configurable, allowing users to choose between single-click and double-click.

https://archive.ph/BseL3

This is one of the first things I always tweak in KDE, so I love this change, but I'm curious how others feel.

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

I never thought I'd see the day

[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago (2 children)

A day of sorrow indeed... No, joking aside. I gather most people use double click anyway, so this is a good change for that reason. I've never really understood it myself (the primary function of the left click being "select" when everywhere else it's "open" or "go to this thing"?? Alien stuff).

I'm just glad KDE listens to it's users and adapts to them. Looking forward to the release!

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I personally also welcome this change, as I have changed that setting anyway and of those people I know, they also changed that behaviour immediately. But as long as you can change it and it isn't forced on you to only use one method, it's great.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Single-click and the little plus icons on everything in Dolphin are the first things I switch off after install for sure.

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I honestly forgot that single-click is the default behavior in Plasma. I set up new desktop environments so rarely, and this is such an infuriating default behavior that I change it immediately. Glad to hear this is changing.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 9 months ago

Main reason is Distros reverting that anyways. It was always doubleclick on Kubuntu and Fedora KDE afaik

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 9 months ago

I've been using my install script for so long, I've forgotten that single click was the default. I guess that's at least one extra line I can remove.

[–] [email protected] 33 points 9 months ago

The Year of Linux on the Desktop has finally come guys.

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