dolphin simply needs decide which directory to select after creating a new folder.
prior to the change
each time you hit Ctrl+Shift+N a new folder was created in PWD regardless of focus or selection
* however after the folder is created, the focus and selection are moved automatically to the newly created subfolder, presumably so the user can do more work with it, but that now seems opinionated in hind sight.
after the change
for each Ctrl+Shift+N a new folder is created within the whichever folder is selected and has focus.
with nothing selected, then PWD has focus and a new folder is created in the PWD and it is selected and given focus automatically just like prior to the change
however, with a folder selected, then a new folder is created as a subfolder (much like using the context menu on a selected folder prior to the change)
now, at this point nothing is selected and the focus is blurred, spread between the newly created subfolder and the parent folder (note that the context menu option is unavailable in this condition because of the focus ambiguity).
this blurry state of focus is what needs to be resolved for this feature to work properly.
either 1) or 2):
- focus is returned to the parent folder (PWD or the folder selected prior to Ctrl+Shift+N)
- this would mean that a newly created folder does not automatically receive focus and the user would need to navigate to that folder to give it focus for whatever comes next.
- focus is put upon the newly created folder, even if it is not visible (because it is either not expanded in the details view, or simply not shown as in the other views).
- which causes a dilemma because a folder not shown in the GUI view now has the focus and there is no way to indicate that in the GUI (sounds like bad UI).
the only viable way to handle this is condition is to automatically switch the PWD to the newly created folder which disrupts the folder creation workflow if you intend to be working in the original PWD.
conclusion
there is no way to make a viable Ctrl+Shift+N feature work beyond one level deeper than the selected folder and that option 1) is the only viable way to resolve this ambiguity.
this is also where the folder name including the special / character comes into it’s own, as nested folders can easily be created in one go without having to navigate to each one.
so if the intent is to crate a nested set of folders under folder 1, then one would use Ctrl+Shift+N and enter 1/2/3/4/5/6
if the intent is to create a bunch of numbered subfolders in PWD then one would just evoke Ctrl+Shift+N for each one separately.