[Bug 45837] "Automatically select icons" does not work on KDE Desktop

[kko]

Public bug reported:

Binary package hint: kdebase

KDE Control Center - Peripherals - Mouse has the following option:
"Automatically select icons".

It works in Konqueror, but not on Desktop.

Scenario: With KDE's single-click-to-execute -behaviour, you would want to rename a file on the desktop.
1. Ok, select it, but how?
- Left click - no go.
- Right click - opens up a menu. (On which the hotkeys don't work when the menu is open. I'll file a separate bug on this one.)
- Drag a square over the file - works, but is clumsy.
- Search the mouse configuration in KDE - "There's got to be a better way in here ### somewhere!" - Find "Automatically select icons" and choose it. - Try if it works.

So, this doesn't work on the desktop. Works in Konqueror, as stated.

2. When you have the file selected, press F2 to rename - what could be
easier.

Kubuntu Breezy, KDE 3.4.3.

** Affects: kdebase (Ubuntu)
       Severity: Normal
       Priority: (none set)
         Status: Unconfirmed

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"Automatically select icons" does not work on KDE Desktop
https://launchpad.net/bugs/45837