https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=489700
Bug ID: 489700
Summary: User Experience/Usability: on a touch device, I can
neither figure out how to even enter a filename(!) nor
how to save the file in a simple sub folder
Classification: Applications
Product: kate
Version: 24.05.1
Platform: Other
OS: Linux
Status: REPORTED
Severity: normal
Priority: NOR
Component: general
Assignee: kwrite-bugs-n...@kde.org
Reporter: e...@horse64.org
Target Milestone: ---
Created attachment 171344
--> https://bugs.kde.org/attachment.cgi?id=171344&action=edit
KWrite Save Dialog resisting all my attempts of using it
SUMMARY
User Experience/Usability: on a touch device, I can neither figure out how to
even enter a filename(!) nor how to save the file in a simple sub folder. My
apologies if this comes off as frustrated or even narrow-minded, but having
used Linux for decades and KDE for years, I feel like this is a potential
problem. I recorded a video and you can probably see my frustration.
The filename field gets apparently randomly wiped when I merely try to move the
keyboard out of the way to see where I want to save things, and the folder list
just plain ignores any attempt at selecting a folder to store inside. I didn't
miss the arrow to uncollapse the tree at the side, but these commonly just show
deeper contents rather than selecting a target so it didn't make sense to me to
use them.
I don't understand how I'm meant to use the dialog, but I feel like even if I
was told, the things I ran into warrant change.
(This is probably not a kate and not a kwrite bug, but I'm not sure which
component provides this dialog. Please tell me where to forward this, and sorry
for putting it here for now.)
STEPS TO REPRODUCE
1. Open KWrite's "save" file dialog and try to use it via finger taps
OBSERVED RESULT
See video
EXPECTED RESULT
Maybe I'm wrong on this one, but I feel like the filename field should never
get wiped ever just from a simple focus change. Even when spell checking or
whatever is involved, I didn't press a cancel button of any kind so please
don't delete it just because I'm trying to see which folder I want this to go.
Single tapping or at least double tapping a folder will switch inside to save
in there, as it does for all file dialogs of all other places, and which it
might do when using the mouse - honestly not sure - but apparently doesn't do
with touch. I accept maybe being just confused, but with Phosh and GTK+ save
dialogs I havent seen any of these specific issues.
SOFTWARE/OS VERSIONS
Windows:
macOS:
Linux/KDE Plasma: postmarketOS Edge
(available in About System)
KDE Plasma Version: 6.1.2
KDE Frameworks Version: 6.3.0
Qt Version: 6.6.3
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