[dolphin] [Bug 472740] Press F10 to make a folder will make the folder in the upper level.

[Amol Godbole]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=472740

Amol Godbole <amolagodbole at gmail.com> changed:

           What    |Removed                     |Added
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         Resolution|NOT A BUG                   |---
             Status|NEEDSINFO                   |REPORTED

--- Comment #4 from Amol Godbole <amolagodbole at gmail.com> ---
(In reply to jano from comment #3)
> (In reply to Amol Godbole from comment #1)
> > The keyboard shortcut F10 is supposed to create a folder under the top level
> > folder. A new folder can be created under a sub-folder only through the
> > Create New->Folder option in the context menu obtained by right-clicking the
> > particular sub-folder. This behavior is consistent across all view modes of
> > Dolphin (Icons/Compact/Details) and also across other KDE/kio components,
> > like 'Save As' dialogs etc.
> 
> I disagree, the option right click -> Create New-> Folder  has the
> indication of F10 next to it (I cannot make a screenshot of that), and that
> dialog, as you pointed before, makes a new folder under the selected folder.
> Then hitting F10 after selecting any folder should make a new folder under
> the first and not under the parent.
> Also I think that is more logical (F10 folder under the folder currently
> selected and not under the parent), shortcuts exist to save time.

I think the keyboard shortcut F10 displayed in Dolphin's context menu for the
'Create New Folder' entry is misleading and should be removed. Other widgets
like the 'Save As' dialog do not display this keyboard shortcut. IMO, this can
be the bug here.

If F10 shortcut's behavior is changed to what this bug report asks, then users
will have to ensure no folder has been selected when trying to create a new
folder under the top-level folder. This is inconvenient and can lead to
mistakes. Also, if multiple folders have been selected, under which folder
should the new folder be created?

It makes sense to restrict the ability to create a new folder under the
selected folder to the context menu. The keyboard shortcut, on the other hand,
acts in a global sense.

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