Disabling automatic folder opening during a file move in KDE ?

Scott angrykeyboarder at gmail.com
Fri Dec 3 05:33:43 UTC 2004


Kim Lux wrote:

>I've got some newbie Linux users that are frustrated by folders that
>automatically open to show their contents when they are moving files.
>
>For example: they grab a file with the cursor and drag it over a folder.
>If they aren't fast enough the folder opens to show its contents.  If
>they release the mouse button, sometimes it goes into the folder,
>sometimes into a folder within the folder and sometimes KDE tries to
>copy it to the directory where it already exists, giving them an error
>message.  
>
>How does one turn off the automatic folder opening ?  I've looked in
>Control Center under behavior, but I can't find anything. 
>
>I think this feature is confusing for newbies. 
>  
>

If I'm not mistaken that's a "feature" in Windows as well and KDE 
borrowed heavily (more so than GNOME) from Windows.  Perhaps your newbie 
users are new to c0mputers, period?





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