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

[Riku]

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

--- Comment #2 from Riku <riku at rekurs.io> ---
File manager GUIs have worked more or less the same for as long as I can
remember and now suddenly the muscle memory is destroyed. But I won't argue
against accessibility and it's great that people are actually thinking about
this stuff. It's just that it seems to always come at the expense of irritating
proficient users.

>Which keyboard shortcut are you triggering by accident? Mostly the Space key shortcut or others as well?
Mostly space indeed. I noticed there was already some discussion about allowing
rebinding space which would help a lot! However I do also end up hitting copy
or cut on an empty selection.
Say I try to copy but the file I thought was selected isn't. Now I would
instinctively try space, which actually exits selection mode. Even with the
original behavior of space restored, entering selection mode on an empty copy
is not what I wanted and doesn't help me in terms number of key presses, etc.
I just don't see myself ever benefitting from selection mode, only having to
cancel it after having mistakenly activated it.

I'd like to hear your thoughts on my proposed solutions.

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