[dolphin] [Bug 466050] Triggering selection mode by accident

[Felix Ernst]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=466050

--- Comment #1 from Felix Ernst <felixernst at kde.org> ---
>On a keyboard it's more or less worthless

The Ctrl+Arrow keys and Ctrl+Space keyboard shortcuts aren't that discoverable
so having another more guided approach for multi-select helps the average user.
Also see https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=458091, which is about making
selection mode more useful for keyboard users.

>with a mouse, ctrl/shift + left click and right click for actions works fine.

Absolutely, but again: Ctrl/Shift+click isn't that discoverable. Many users
don't know about it, or aren't even used to using the keyboard and mouse
together for "shortcuts". I noticed that without selection mode, some users
weren't able to select multiple files unless they fit into a "selection
rectangle" i.e. the thing that shows up when one draws a rectangle in the view
area.

Similarly, we have a rule in KDE not to expect users to be aware of right-click
functionality because it is a somewhat hidden way to interact with the system
by design.

>triggering selection mode exclusively by accident

Which keyboard shortcut are you triggering by accident? Mostly the Space key
shortcut or others as well?

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