[dolphin] [Bug 508438] New: In the "File Already Exists" dialogue window it's impossible to choose & activate "Overwrite" by keyboard navigation

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Mon Aug 18 21:06:59 BST 2025


https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=508438

            Bug ID: 508438
           Summary: In the "File Already Exists" dialogue window it's
                    impossible to choose & activate "Overwrite" by
                    keyboard navigation
    Classification: Applications
           Product: dolphin
      Version First 23.08.5
       Reported In:
          Platform: Kubuntu
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: panels: folders
          Assignee: dolphin-bugs-null at kde.org
          Reporter: pglpm at duralexnonlex.org
                CC: kfm-devel at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY

When you rename or copy a file, if the new name already exists then a dialogue
window appear, "File Already Exists",  giving information about source and
destination, a field with the current name, and three buttons: "Suggest New
Name", "Rename", "Overwrite", "Cancel".

It is impossible to choose the "Overwrite" button by keyboard navigation (up,
down, left, right, tab, space, enter) alone. For instance, pressing Tab twice
seems to highlight "Overwrite", but "Cancel" is executed instead.

In previous versions of Dolphin (Kubuntu 20.04) the "Overwrite" button could be
reached and activated with Tab+Tab+Enter.


STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. In a directory, create two dummy files with dummy names, say "Atemp.txt" and
"Btemp.txt"
2. Rename "Btemp.txt", for instance by slowly double-clicking on the file name,
or by selecting "Rename..." from the right-click menu. Rename it to
"Atemp.txt".
3. In the "File Already Exists" dialogue window that appears, try to choose and
activate "Overwrite" by keyboard navigation, for instance pressing Tab, Tab,
Enter.

OBSERVED RESULT

The file isn't renamed & overwritten, the resulting operation is "Cancel".

EXPECTED RESULT

An "Overwrite" operation.

SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Linux/KDE Plasma: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS 24.04 (x86_64)
KDE Plasma Version: 5.27.12
KDE Frameworks Version: 5.115.0
Qt Version: 5.15.13

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