[dolphin] [Bug 462845] The default button changed to Cancel at permanent delete

[Prajna Sariputra]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=462845

--- Comment #1 from Prajna Sariputra <putr4.s at gmail.com> ---
In my case the reason I like the old behaviour of preselecting the "Delete
Permanently" button in the dialog is that I am using the dialog to quickly
double check that I have selected the correct file(s) before confirming, so
making the default become "Cancel" now just feels like it adds an unnecessary
step, especially while using the keyboard, and making the dialog go away
completely with the "Do not ask again" option is also inadequate for me since
then I have no simple way to see all the files being deleted by name
(especially when the files to be deleted aren't just next to each other in the
main view).

Now while I guess I can get used to either the extra step with the dialog,
double checking before pressing Shift+Del or forcing myself to actually use the
trash folder I don't think messing with muscle memory on a destructive action
like this is a good idea, since the adaptation phase now carries a risk of data
loss depending on the approach taken, or just unnecessarily nervewracking.

Plus, unlike for example closing Kate or other apps while having unsaved
changes (which I notice does also default to "Cancel", so I'm guessing the
change for Dolphin was partly made for consistency?), permanently deleting
files is something I usually do not only with intention but also a lot more
often, while the former almost never happens intentionally for me, and in fact
I hardly ever saw that dialog since it's also muscle memory for me to save
before exiting.

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