[dolphin] [Bug 465489] New: Can no longer unassign "space" from activating selection mode

[akb825]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=465489

            Bug ID: 465489
           Summary: Can no longer unassign "space" from activating
                    selection mode
    Classification: Applications
           Product: dolphin
           Version: 22.12.2
          Platform: Other
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: Selection Mode
          Assignee: kfm-devel at kde.org
          Reporter: akb825 at gmail.com
                CC: felixernst at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY
Prior to Dolphin 22.12 you could press space to toggle the selection, which was
convenient as a quick way to select the first element in a file listing. This
streamlined tasks such as navigating, renaming, or deleting items in a folder
with a keyboard as using the arrow keys to select would move the cursor off of
the first item. This is how I used the shortcut, though I'm sure others had
different uses as well.

With Dolphin 22.12, Selection Mode was assigned to "space" by default. However,
it was possible to restore the previous behavior by unassigning space from
activating selection mode. As of 22.12.2 this no longer works as the default
keyboard assignments for "Select" and "Select Files and Folders" is unassigned
and space will always enable selection mode.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open "Configure Keyboard Shortcuts" in Dolphin and verify that "Select" and
"Select Files and Folders" are set to the default of "None".
2. Open a folder in Dolphin.
3. Press "space" with the intent to toggle the selection of the first element.

OBSERVED RESULT
Selection mode is activated with a prompt to click files to select them.

EXPECTED RESULT
The selection is toggled unless "space" is assigned as a keyboard shortcut to
activate selection mode.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Arch Linux 
KDE Plasma Version: 5.26.5
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.102.0
Qt Version: 5.15.8

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
When searching if there was an existing bug, there appears to be others unhappy
with the current situation, such as with this thread on Reddit:
https://www.reddit.com/r/kde/comments/10tovgu/spacebar_behavior_in_dolphin/
While some pointed out the workaround of unassigning the key shortcut, that
unfortunately appears to no longer be an option.

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