Re: [gentoo-user] Dolphin and missing paste file option in right click menu.

[Mark Knecht <markknecht@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Apr 27, 2022 at 12:37 PM Dale <rdalek1967@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Howdy,
>
> I did my weekly updates this past Sunday.  I noticed one change I like.
> If I put my mouse pointer over a video file, it does like a animated
> preview thingy.  I've seen some websites do that and it is kinda nifty.
> Then I noticed something that is missing and I use that a LOT, I mean a
> whole LOT.  When I move a file(s) from one place to another, I either
> use Cut or Copy where the file is located and then use Paste where I
> want it to go.  I can do the Cut and Copy part, they are in the right
> click menu as always.  However, the Paste option is gone.  It's not
> grayed out or something, its just plain gone, everywhere.  At first I
> thought it was a settings issue but I've checked the settings and can't
> find anything about it.  Then I moved on to permissions, nothing there.
> As I said, Cut and Copy is there.  Even Move to Trash is there.  Only
> the Paste option is missing which I find kinda odd really.  What is also
> odd, I can't find a setting for Cut or Copy either.
>
> This is either a bug or I'm not looking in the right place to enable
> this again.  Since I can't find Cut or Copy in settings, maybe I'm
> looking in the wrong place.  Then again, maybe something got removed,
> disabled Paste and removed the option to control Cut and Copy too.  I'm
> not sure which it is but I'd really like to have this option again.
>
> I might add, doing a ctrl + v to paste works.  I'm doing that for now
> but really miss the Paste option with the mouse.
>
> Anyone else notice this or just me?  Am I missing where the setting to
> control this is?  Is it just gone?  Thoughts?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Dale
>
> :-)  :-)
>

On my system when I move to a new location and right click that's when
I see the 'paste one file' option.

HTH,
Mark