i tried opensuse tumbleweed but cannot disable this boarder around the folder. i did try some things online but it did not work
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You canāt remove the selection border because itās a critical piece of visual feedback that ensures usability and accessibility for all users, especially when a window is inactive or when colour contrast is poor.
Itās a core design requirement, not an optional decoration, and it is also a big improvement following many complaints about the previous iterations.
The best you can do is find or create a theme or colour scheme that makes it as subtle as possible while still being visible enough to serve its purpose.
ok thanks I noticed debian had certian settings the same draw focus indicator in lists or something
No, focus is not selection. A focused item is one you can navigate to with tab or arrow keys.
Try this, open Dolphin at homeā¦ Use your mouse to single click āDesktopā.
Notice the subtle highlight as the mouse approaches, then the selection and focus when you click once.
Click twice and youāre in a new folderā¦ youāll see an OUTLINE, but no highlight on one of those files (only when the window is active) to show you āhere you areā, the focus.
Now click the back (or do Altā) and youāll see āDesktopā is the focus (outline) but not selected.
But this isnāt in ālistsā as you just stated.
it looks like i can download a different file manager in discover app in opensuse tumbleweed.
Iām afraid any other file manager you could install as an alternative would be a loss. Just to get rid of this one thing?
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yes I guess so i just tried it to see
One question: whatās the purpose of this lined border?
Here, it looks like an item is still selected, but itās not, so it just seems like a visual bug.
And it disappears if Dolphin isnāt in the foreground.
I still donāt understand what its actual purpose is.
I noticed that when opening folders, the first folder has this line around it, even though itās not selected.
Iām even more confused about what this is supposed to mean.
@akselmo explains it in the previous thread we had about it. Originally I complained about it being annoying because I just didnāt like it suddenly being there without the option to remove it. I still find it annoying, but not because itās simply there. Now Iām used to it being there, itās because of how tightly itās wrapped around the icon itās highlighting. Especially the lower padding. Any text with a tail ends up so close to the border it blends together on my screen. So lower case q, y, p, g, j.
Itās an accessibility feature for keyboard users that basically says to the user āyou are hereā, because it is effectively selected for keyboard use.
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As mentioned so many times - itās a focus indicator to say āYou Are Hereā.
It was necessary to specifically explain that this is about using Dolphin with the keyboard instead of the mouse.
I donāt recall seeing this in other file managers, and itās not usually something thatās considered, since the mouse is the primary tool for selecting things.
So we come to a point of disagreement which gave rise to this thread, mirroring an argument I had earlier with someone who says they ONLY use their mouse to operate their computer and feel very annoyed when they have to āraise their hands to the keyboardā.
The keyboard isnāt just an alternative to the mouse, it is the vastly superior tool in most cases - which is why a clear focus indicator makes this file manager more powerful and accessible for everyone.
Mouse-only navigation is intuitive for beginners. Both need support.
Regarding the focus indicator, itās a ābig improvementā only for keyboard navigation. Both need support, so having the option to disable it would make everyone happy and be in line with KDEās philosophy.