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javanoob
Asked: 2010-11-20 08:52:24 +0800 CST

How to disable single mouse click folder opening?

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I am using Lucid 10.04 with KDE.

When I single click on any folder in my file browser it is behaving as a folder.

I am not able to select a folder (it always opens the folder). Right now to select I am using keyboard.

How to avoid this situation?

I saw there are some posts on this and they talk about Nvidia in all those. I don't have an NVIDIA graphics card.

Any solution for this?

10.04 kde kubuntu

4 Answers

  1. Best Answer

    For KDE

    Open the System Settings from the Start Menu.Click Keyboard and Mouse Icon alt text

    Now click on Mouse,and then choose Double-click to open files and folders( select icons on first click) alt text Now single click is disabled..

    For GNOME

    In File Management Preferences,select Doulble click to open items.To access File Management Preferences,goto Places-->Computer (or type nautilus in terminal)

    And then goto Edit menu from there select Preferences..

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  2. In newer Plasma versions, the solution above does not longer work. The setting moved to:
    System Settings > Desktop behaviour > Workspace

    Screenshot of settings

    Update Sep 2020:
    Seems like it moved again, now it's in System Settings > Workspace > General behaviour
    New Screenshot of the above

    Or directly look for it as described in the answer of SL5net.

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  3. In KDE Plasma 5.16.3 ist's under System Settings => Desktop Behaviour => Workspace => Double-click to open files and folders

    Settings

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  4. In KDE Neon: type Alt+Space => type "General Behaviour" => Double-click to open files and folders

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