[dolphin] [Bug 491132] 'Open as administrator' on context menu does not show for folders under user home even when user lack sufficient permissions

[Felix Ernst]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=491132

Felix Ernst <felixernst at kde.org> changed:

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--- Comment #4 from Felix Ernst <felixernst at kde.org> ---
I have implemented changes that alleviate this bug report for the upcoming
Dolphin 24.08 release already: 
1. There is an "Act as Administrator" action in Dolphin's "View" menu that can
always be used.
(https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/commit/6c60655ce246a91758f4b9035edf318cb1197a2c)
2. When entering a folder which the user does not have permission to view, a
button is provided to authorize oneself with higher permissions.

Another change for transparency about permissions is that we show a lock symbol
next to the location bar when the user does not have write permissions for the
current folder. (https://invent.kde.org/system/dolphin/-/merge_requests/748)

Considering all this I picture the best way to solve this bug report as
follows:
Change the lock symbol next to the location bar so that clicking it expands a
panel that explains the current permissions and that provides an "Act as
Administrator" action which would guide the user to get to a state in which
they can edit the folder contents.

It might also make sense to hide the kio-admin context menu action by default
when this is done so users can no longer be confused about this action being
available sometimes and sometimes not.

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