[dolphin] [Bug 415523] Please, add option to disable "filename extesions are always visible"

[Elvis Angelaccio]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=415523

Elvis Angelaccio <elvis.angelaccio at kde.org> changed:

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--- Comment #4 from Elvis Angelaccio <elvis.angelaccio at kde.org> ---
(In reply to Nate Graham from comment #2)
> Well, now we're in that awkward situation where user A asks for something
> reasonable, and we implement it, and user B says it's a regression for them,
> also using reasonable arguments.
> 
> So our options are to:
> - Revert the change and make user A mad
> - Tell user B to live with it, making them mad
> - Somehow make it configurable, cluttering up the UI with options 99.9% of
> people will never care about (though maybe this could be mitigated by
> putting it in a context menu somewhere)
> - Implement a complicated heuristic to guess which elision mode will be more
> useful based on the text, running the risk of trying to be so smart that it
> ends up dumb and satisfies nobody
> 
> Elvis, what are your thoughts? As you're the maintainer, I'll abide by your
> decision.

I don't want to be that guy, but... I told you so ;)

Reverting is not an option for now. We can reconsider if enough people complain
about the new behavior. So I'd keep this ticket open waiting for more feedback.

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