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

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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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Ephera@lemmy.ml
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It should throw up a prompt to ask, if you really want to run it. You might have disabled that…

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Klaymore@sh.itjust.works
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You mean… a prompt that needs a second click to run the program?

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Ephera@lemmy.ml
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I appreciate the joke, but well, yes. The difference being that it’s only for executables and you need to do click-move-click rather than the usual double-click, so it’s even harder to accidentally trigger.

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Eager Eagle@lemmy.world
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Yes, mine does that. Files open with one click, programs need confirmation.

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db2@lemmy.world
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That seems more like and accessibility feature, like what someone with a muscle spasm disorder would find helpful.

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