[dolphin] [Bug 507607] New: Dolphin common display style for all folders is broken

[Thomas Baag]

https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=507607

            Bug ID: 507607
           Summary: Dolphin common display style for all folders is broken
    Classification: Applications
           Product: dolphin
      Version First 25.04.3
       Reported In:
          Platform: NixOS
                OS: Linux
            Status: REPORTED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: NOR
         Component: view-engine: general
          Assignee: dolphin-bugs-null at kde.org
          Reporter: bugs.kde.org at spam.b2ag.de
                CC: kfm-devel at kde.org
  Target Milestone: ---

SUMMARY

Hi, since Dolphin stores view properties in extended file attributes (great
idea, what could possible go wrong), it resets the view for me after a reboot.
I've an erase your darlings config and my $HOME is a tmpfs. Extended attributes
won't survive a reboot. I've always used Dolphin in "useGlobalViewProps" mode
and auto-created one file to set my view mode in
".local/share/dolphin/view_properties/global/.directory". No clutter to be
found. This worked fine until a new feature creeped up.

The global mode doesn't seem to exist anymore because Dolphin now stores a view
mode for each of "search", "trash", "recentlyused", "timeline" and "global". So
"global" is not global anymore. It now sits next to all those features I don't
use (with exception of "trash", sometimes).

Can I please have the "Use common display style for all folders" option back?

STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. In Dolphin options under "View" set "Display style" to "Use common display
style for all folders"
2. Navigate to "Home" set view mode to "Icons view"
3. Navigate to "Trash" set view mode to "Details"
4. Navigate back to "Home"

OBSERVED RESULT
View mode in "Home" is set to "Icons view".

EXPECTED RESULT
View mode should be "Details" everywhere because that was the last mode
selected. Commits should be tested for breaking neighboring functionality. Devs
shouldn't only test their local setup. New features breaking old behavior
should have an option to opt-out (bette yet, opt-in!!!1!).

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
As a side effect: Creating a Backup of your Home now forces you to backup
xattrs too if you want your view properties to be backed up as well. Have fun
with that. Glad I don't use the view mode switching. Btw. thanks for the new
button for the feature I don't use where there, since ages, should be a
navigate to parent folder button (like the open/save dialog has by default).

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