https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=504141
Bug ID: 504141
Summary: "Do not ask again" is ambigious in its scope (is it
per file or per action type?)
Classification: Frameworks and Libraries
Product: frameworks-kio
Version: git master
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: Open/save dialogs
Assignee: kio-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: tomash...@gmail.com
CC: kdelibs-b...@kde.org
Target Milestone: ---
Regarding the recent work on https://blog.broulik.de/2025/05/kio-goodies
(thanks for it!), I would like to point out the "Do not ask again" checkbox is
ambigious. It is not clear to me as a user whether when checked, I won't be
asked again about that specific file or if I will never be asked that question
again for any file.
If the former, the text should be "Do not ask again for this file".
If the former, the text should be "Do not ask again for all files".
Both are longer, but it seems there is enough place in the dialog at least in
English (not sure about other languages). However, as of now, I never use this
checkbox because I do not know what it will do.
Additionally, if this is not per file, maybe it should be per file (or both).
To me, setting this per file is a lot more useful, because with different
files, I want different default action. This is also somewhat related to
https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=190238 which also makes me try to avoid
checking the "Do not ask again" checkbox. However, I do not at all call for
removing the checkbox, I think it is useful to a lot of people.
This applies at least to these two dialogs (called ExecutableFileOpenDialog ):
https://blog.broulik.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot_20250512_162135.png
https://blog.broulik.de/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Screenshot_20250512_162152.png
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