KDE Goes and Does It (Double-Click By Default, That Is) - OMG! Linux

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  • KDE Plasma 6 will require users to double-click on files and folders to open them by default.
  • This change is controversial for those familiar with single-click behavior in KDE Plasma.
  • Click behavior in KDE Plasma 6 is configurable, allowing users to choose between single-click and double-click.

https://archive.ph/BseL3

This is one of the first things I always tweak in KDE, so I love this change, but I'm curious how others feel.

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I don't use KDE but I suppose the click is detected on button release, not during the press. It should adress all these questions.

The click is detected immediately, see @Jomosoto@discuss.tchncs.de's comment.

Not in any KDE release I know, and I've been using it since KDE 3.

Tested right this moment: if I press the mouse button down on a video, nothing happens. If I release it keeping the cursor within a ~5 pixel radius, the movie plays. If I move the cursor further than ~5 pixels, it begins a drag-and-drop operation.