[dolphin] [Bug 458091] New: Make multiple selection keyboard navigable

[Natalie Clarius]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458091

            Bug ID: 458091
           Summary: Make multiple selection keyboard navigable
           Product: dolphin
           Version: unspecified
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: dolphin-bugs-null at kde.org
          Reporter: natalie_clarius at yahoo.de
                CC: kfm-devel at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY
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I currently see no keyboard navigable way to select multiple elements in
Dolphin, as arrow keys will clear the previous selection.
The new selection mode is very convenient for single clickers, and I think it
would make sense to adapt the behavior of keys in selection mode similarly:
Arrow keys to navigate between elements would highlight them without resetting
the previous selection, but also without permanently adding the element to the
selection yet so that the next arrow press would just highlight the next
element as current, and the enter key would confirm to add the current element
to the selection, like single click adds to the current selection rather than
opening it when in selection mode.
***

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Enter selection mode
2. Click 1st item
3. Click 3rd item
4. Down arrow key
5. Down arrow key
6. Enter key
7. Down arrow key

OBSERVED RESULT
4. 1st and 3rd item are unselected as 4th item is highlighted
5. 5th item is highlighted, 4th item is unselected
6. 5th item is opened

EXPECTED RESULT
4. 4th item is highlighted, 1st and 3d item remain selected
5. 5th item is highlighted, 4th item is no longer highlighted, 1st and 3d item
remain selected
6. 5th item is added to the selection
7. 6th item is highlighted, 1st, 3d and 5th item remain selected
...

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