How to get "directories" instead of "places" view of Dolphin file manager when used by other programs?
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Distribution: openSuSE Tumbleweed-KDE, Mint 21, MX-21, Manjaro
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How to get "directories" instead of "places" view of Dolphin file manager when used by other programs?
I use dolphin as file manager, also in other programs like e.g. firefox when clicking on "Open File". But it consistently opens in the "places" (Orte in German) view with no tab to change to "directories" view. Anybody here who knows how to change this?
When you open Dolphin, do you have a toolbar at the top?
One that shows:
File, Edit, View, Go, Tools, Settings, Help
IF you do, what happens if you press Ctrl+M at the same time?
What should happen, is that the above listed "toolbar" is hidden, and the button I mentioned earlier
(if you remember the screenshot) will show right of the Search icon.
But this is not a complete sollution for you, just a bit on the way...
Using your browser, when you click on something you'd like to download.
In that window, what happens if you press F9 ?
(The filemanager window)
Distribution: openSuSE Tumbleweed-KDE, Mint 21, MX-21, Manjaro
Posts: 4,634
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Originally Posted by MDKDIO
Hi again JZL240I-U
When you open Dolphin, do you have a toolbar at the top?
One that shows:
File, Edit, View, Go, Tools, Settings, Help
IF you do, what happens if you press Ctrl+M at the same time?
What should happen, is that the above listed "toolbar" is hidden, and the button I mentioned earlier
(if you remember the screenshot) will show right of the Search icon.
Yep, I get the "hamburger menu" where I can toggle directories, places and other things.
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Originally Posted by MDKDIO
Using your browser, when you click on something you'd like to download.
In that window, what happens if you press F9 ?
(The filemanager window)
Nothing happens . But the FN-key of this logitech ERGO K860 might be a little finicky, e.g. F2 in dolphin (to rename files) doesn't work either...
Distribution: openSuSE Tumbleweed-KDE, Mint 21, MX-21, Manjaro
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Yeah, now this is improving. The menu shows the directories in the right panel. On the left (main) side it is still places, though. Can one change that too?
Distribution: openSuSE Tumbleweed-KDE, Mint 21, MX-21, Manjaro
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F9 actually closes and opens the places panel on my system. So, there is no way to get the directories? Well, it is at least a lot better than before. Thanks again .
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