[dolphin] [Bug 414439] New: File list keeps moving around when files added or removed

[Bill Werrel]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=414439

            Bug ID: 414439
           Summary: File list keeps moving around when files added or
                    removed
           Product: dolphin
           Version: 18.08.2
          Platform: Debian stable
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
          Assignee: dolphin-bugs-null at kde.org
          Reporter: werrel3 at mail.com
                CC: kfm-devel at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY

I have a directory full of files downloaded with youtube-dl. When downloading a
new video, youtube-dl keeps creating and deleting temporary files. I can see
the files being added/removed every second or so in dolphin when the files
being downloaded are in the files currently visible. This is fine.

The problems is when I scroll down in the list to a point where all files are
older files that are not changing, the file lists jumps up and down by one row
every second or so due to files added/removed outside of the currently visible
files. This very annoying and makes it difficult to select files I want to work
with.

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Create a directory containing a lot of files (eg 2 or 3 times the number of
files visible at any one time in dolphin)
2. Run something that keeps adding and removing temporary files in this
directory (I use youtube-dl)
3. Sort by recently modified so the files added/removed are at the top of the
list.
4. Scroll to top of view. The files continually added/removed will be seen.
5. Now scroll down so the files being added/removed are no longer visible.

OBSERVED RESULT

The file list jumps up and down a row due to files added/removed above the
currently visible files.

EXPECTED RESULT

If the currently visible files are not changing and the changes to the
directory are outside of the currently visible files based on the sort order, I
would expect the list to remain static.

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