[k3b] [Bug 484737] New: Always add hidden files.

[Gordon]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=484737

            Bug ID: 484737
           Summary: Always add hidden files.
    Classification: Applications
           Product: k3b
           Version: 21.12.3
          Platform: Ubuntu
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: Data Project
          Assignee: k3b at kde.org
          Reporter: gordoneki at web.de
                CC: michalm at jabster.pl, trueg at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

Created attachment 167931
  --> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=167931&action=edit
K3b asks user for confirmation each time before adding hidden files.

I am largely satisfied with K3b, and it is currently the most sophisticated
graphical disc authoring tool for Linux. However, the first burden I noticed on
K3b in comparison to ImgBurn is the pop-up that reads:

"Do you also want to add hidden files?"

My answer: If I didn't want to add hidden files, I wouldn't have selected them
to be added them to the project in the first place. 

This dialogue box is like asking "Do you also want to add video files?" - if I
didn't want to, I would not be trying to add those files right now.

This dialogue box serves no purpose. It is pointless. All it does is add an
extra step whenever the user wants to add files.

Please always add hidden files to the project without asking.

Just like file managers copy everything inside a selected folder, K3b should
add everything inside a folder to the project by default.

Not only is this message annoying, but the undesirable option "do not add" is
pre-selected and if I hit the space bar while that button is highlighted, I
need to start over adding the files.

On the first glance, "Do you also want to add hidden files?" might seem like a
trivial step, but repetition is where the annoyance comes from.

When adding thousands of files, the "Do you also want to add hidden files?" pop
up usually appears with a delay. So the user has to wait until they can confirm
that yes, they want to add hidden files.

Anyone who frequently uses K3b will understand how annoying this dialogue is.
It gets in the way and interrupts the workflow.

I hope you will consider my suggestion to remove this annoyance, because any
removed annoyance is progress.

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