DolphinView: open the property dialog on Alt+activated

Similarly to Microsoft explorer.

FEATURE: 512383

3 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
index 78e718bf2..4c909caca 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -1104,6 +1104,12 @@ void DolphinView::slotItemActivated(int index)
 {
     abortTwoClicksRenaming();
 
+    const Qt::KeyboardModifiers modifier = QApplication::keyboardModifiers();
+    if (modifier & Qt::ALT) {
+        Q_EMIT requestPropertyDialog();
+        return;
+    }
+
     const KFileItem item = m_model->fileItem(index);
     if (!item.isNull()) {
         Q_EMIT itemActivated(item);
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.h b/src/views/dolphinview.h
index 7c077d292..4a400ce2a 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.h
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.h
@@ -497,6 +497,11 @@ Q_SIGNALS:
     void itemActivated(const KFileItem &item);
 
     /**
+     * request the property dialog
+     */
+    void requestPropertyDialog();
+
+    /**
      * Is emitted when clicking on a file with the middle mouse button.
      * @note: This will not be emitted for folders or file archives that will/can be opened like folders.
      */
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinviewactionhandler.cpp b/src/views/dolphinviewactionhandler.cpp
index f85539e71..99d3e0111 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinviewactionhandler.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinviewactionhandler.cpp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ void DolphinViewActionHandler::setCurrentView(DolphinView *view)
     connect(view, &DolphinView::sortRoleChanged, this, &DolphinViewActionHandler::slotSortRoleChanged);
     connect(view, &DolphinView::zoomLevelChanged, this, &DolphinViewActionHandler::slotZoomLevelChanged);
     connect(view, &DolphinView::writeStateChanged, this, &DolphinViewActionHandler::slotWriteStateChanged);
+    connect(view, &DolphinView::requestPropertyDialog, this, &DolphinViewActionHandler::slotProperties);
     slotWriteStateChanged(view->isFolderWritable());
     connect(view, &DolphinView::selectionModeChangeRequested, this, [this](bool enabled) {
         Q_EMIT selectionModeChangeTriggered(enabled);