[dolphin] [Bug 454356] Allow the user to switch off the drag and drop context menu

[Andrianos Papamarkou]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=454356

Andrianos Papamarkou <papamarkoua at gmail.com> changed:

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--- Comment #3 from Andrianos Papamarkou <papamarkoua at gmail.com> ---
This context menu is one of the most frustrating desktop UI features of the
past two decades. Some argue it’s about safety to prevent mistakes, but that’s
not valid anymore—Dolphin already has an Undo feature for those rare instances.

Just how frustrating is it?

Imagine a workday where you're tasked with organizing 1,000 PDFs moving them to
customers folders. Instead of completing the job in 3 hours with 1,000 clicks,
you end up doubling that time to 6 hours with 2,000 clicks—all because you’re
forced to react on same menu with the same option 1000 times! Even the most
patient person would lose their mind. The mental strain is so intense, you
might even consider switching desktop environment.

Is there already a solution?

Not really. Some suggest using a modifier key like Shift, Alt, or Control to
bypass the confirmation. But in my example holding down the same key for three
hours straight? That could cause serious joint issues from an orthopedic
perspective.

This unnecessary menu belongs to design bad practices—forcing users to
repeatedly confirm obvious actions disrupts their workflow. It’s reminiscent of
the notorious Windows confirmation prompts of the '90s and early 2000s, which
became the subject of early internet memes, like the classic "Your mouse was
moved. Are you sure you want to move it?"

KDE remains the last desktop environment still uses `Apply` buttons.
We love KDE.
Please spend some time on this!

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