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Dolphin gets a Columns view again (blogs.kde.org)
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[–] 10 points 1 day ago (8 children)

Cool, still have no idea how people used this.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago (7 children)

    What do you need columns for

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  • [–] 9 points 1 day ago (5 children)

    To see file hierarchy at a glance.

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  • [–] 3 points 23 hours ago (1 child)

    Currently there are two alternative options to have something similar:

    To see file hierarchy at a glance.

    One could also use the "Details View" with the "Expandable" option enabled. It's not quiet the same as a Columns, but one can see the hierarchy:

    Alternatively use the "Folders" panel on the side. This has the advantage to use any "View" mode in the files listing:

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  • [–] 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 15 hours ago) (2 children)

    Yea, I've seen it when it was still available and there are other file managers with similar modes, it just doesn't make sense to me, that's it.

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  • [–] 3 points 1 day ago

    I think it is only useful in a couple cases and it is definitely not often. For example I think it is just better to run a tree command with the options that one may need.

    Its meant for files one does not remember they are there, or for a quick view of a directory one does not know the contents.

    Don't know if that makes sense to your, but that is the best I can explain it.

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    • [–] 5 points 1 day ago

    Yes, this is excellent news

    I’ve been finding it impossible to get used to Dolphin because this is how I line to navigate file hierarchies.

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    [–] 1 point 21 hours ago* (1 child)

    When I go to download a file, and the file explorer window opens asking where to save the file, I cannot navigate through directories in Dolphin without it overwriting the name of the file to be downloaded. Is there a way to correct this?

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