Finally. Single click to open a file/directory is the first feature that I disable on a fresh system.
Why though? It should increase the life expectancy of your mice and touchpads because it results in fewer clicks and the mechanical parts thereby don’t wear out so much.
Because no other OS or DE that I use does that and it’s not convenient to jump from one to another. As of the wear, I think it’s marginal. My main file manager is
mcanyway.The number of times I’ve accidentally opened files I didn’t want to with single click is obscene.
So much this, I have no interest in single click to open becouse single clock is way more easily done accidentally
boo this man
Personally, I disable it first thing after installing and I think it’s easier this way for those who come from Windows. Those who still prefer the single click, can easily enable it again. Not a big deal.
I recently switched to KDE and got sooo confused by this not being default. Good they’re making the change, small but important.
Noooo I’ve been using Plasma for over 7 years now and single click became default for me. I’ll change it back anyways but still seems like a pointless change to me.
How are you even supposed to select files and folders in single-click? The tiny little + box that’s very easy to miss?
Even on windows I mostly do ctrl + left click. If I’m selecting files I’m most likely going to copy/cut/paste them, so I’m most likely going to have my other hand on the keyboard anyway
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Well, now I will start changing this setting every time
I get why they’re doing it, so it’s not a big deal for me as long as I can still use single click to open folders.
That being said, double click always seemed like a weird “hack” to use what is essentially the main function of the left click, no? As in, the primary thing I want to do when left clicking something is to go to that thing. Go to that folder, go to that link and go to (open) that application. “Selecting” is not the main action I use so I’ve always felt weird when “selecting” gets what is essentially the main function of the mouse, the left click.
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Now let’s don’t bring that fictional character historically used as the ultimate tool of oppression by feudal rulers and governments and now by conservatives into the matter :)
Btw, for those who think it’s natural to select things by left clicking on them, try pressing
spacein dolphin to activate the “selection mode”.The unfortunate reality is that development testing prioritises the default settings. How long until bugs start appearing for those of us who prefer the single click current default.
