[dolphin] [Bug 488626] Please make Dolphin hide 'lost+found' dirs by default, just like Thunar does

[Eduard]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=488626

--- Comment #4 from Eduard <jongeduard at hotmail.com> ---
(In reply to Felix Ernst from comment #3)
> >Are there defined standards beyond dot files and dot folders
> >which describe these as that they should be hidden?
> 
> Actually as far as I know even the standard of dot files being hidden is
> mostly "a standard" because everyone does this. Dolphin could simply show
> dot files like normal files and we wouldn't break any compatibility or any
> official standard. We would only break user expectations.
> (https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/88875/why-are-filenames-that-start-
> with-a-dot-hidden-can-i-hide-files-without-using-a)
> 
> So no, there is no agreed on convention that lost+found directories should
> be displayed as anything other than a normal folder as far as I am aware.
> 
> >Otherwise maybe some custom and user configurable filter list could also do the job?
> 
> Indeed we have something like this already! See:
> https://superuser.com/questions/826194/how-to-tell-dolphin-which-files-to-
> hide
> 
> Basically you would need to create a text file called ".hidden" next to the
> "lost+found" folder and then write "lost+found" into the ".hidden" file.
> Dolphin will read the contents of the ".hidden" file and make sure the
> "lost+found" folder will be treated like it was hidden.
> 
> Does that work for you?

Thanks for the detailed reply! So it's an actual story of a bug that became a
feature. Cool and I didn't know that. :)

Yep the .hidden file works! Although it looks like it had some delay before it
showed up, but that's not a huge issue.
I also notice it works with Thunar as well (which I still use as well next to
Dolphin, as both have there strengths), so this completely makes things work
the same way. Thunar still displayed the NTFS "$RECYCLE.BIN" and "System Volume
Information" folders, which I liked to hide as well. Now that's solved too with
.hidden.

However, that gives a lot of specific control per directory, but it wouldn't be
great if Dolphin had a general configuration option for this too? But lower
priority wish, I get it.
And then I am going to have that same wish for Thunar as well. :P

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