Re: Technical objection to KDE double-click default in Debian 13 - Request for corrective action before release

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good point about

 don't think Debian should diverge from upstream KDE's decision on
this.

+1

cheers Ferdinand

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Samuel Thibault <[email protected]> schrieb am Mi. 23. Juli 2025 um
11:20:

> Hello,
>
> Lucy, le mer. 23 juil. 2025 11:01:36 +0200, a ecrit:
> > 2. The double-click change is functionally regressive
> >
> > Single-click has been the KDE default for over a decade
>
> I have always found this behavior surprising because on desktop
> computers, I've only seen it in KDE. And thus I find it *dangerous*
> because users don't expect the file to suddenly get opened just because
> they clicked on it (to remove it, rename it, etc.).
>
> I don't think Debian should diverge from upstream KDE's decision on
> this.
>
> > This is not about nostalgia. It is not about UI philosophy. It is about
> > maintaining a distribution that respects user control, offers
> consistency, and
> > avoids regressions in fundamental system behavior.
>
> Which is exactly what this change is about, from what I can see.
>
> Samuel
>
>

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<div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" =
class=3D"gmail_attr">Samuel Thibault &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:sthibault@debian=
.org">[email protected]</a>&gt; schrieb am Mi. 23. Juli 2025 um 11:20:<b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border=
-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hello,<br>
<br>
Lucy, le mer. 23 juil. 2025 11:01:36 +0200, a ecrit:<br>
&gt; 2. The double-click change is functionally regressive<br>
&gt; <br>
&gt; Single-click has been the KDE default for over a decade<br>
<br>
I have always found this behavior surprising because on desktop<br>
computers, I&#39;ve only seen it in KDE. And thus I find it *dangerous*<br>
because users don&#39;t expect the file to suddenly get opened just because=
<br>
they clicked on it (to remove it, rename it, etc.).<br>
<br>
I don&#39;t think Debian should diverge from upstream KDE&#39;s decision on=
<br>
this.<br>
<br>
&gt; This is not about nostalgia. It is not about UI philosophy. It is abou=
t<br>
&gt; maintaining a distribution that respects user control, offers consiste=
ncy, and<br>
&gt; avoids regressions in fundamental system behavior.<br>
<br>
Which is exactly what this change is about, from what I can see.<br>
<br>
Samuel<br>
<br>
</blockquote></div></div>

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