case MultiSelection:
if (controlPressed && !shiftPressed) {
- m_selectionManager->setSelected(m_pressedIndex.value(), 1, KItemListSelectionManager::Toggle);
- m_selectionManager->beginAnchoredSelection(m_pressedIndex.value());
- createRubberBand = false; // multi selection, don't propagate any further
+ // A mouse button press is happening on an item while control is pressed. This either means a user wants to:
+ // - toggle the selection of item(s) or
+ // - they want to begin a drag on the item(s) to copy them.
+ // We rule out the latter, if the item is not clicked directly and was unselected previously.
+ const auto row = m_view->m_visibleItems.value(m_pressedIndex.value());
+ const auto mappedPos = row->mapFromItem(m_view, pos);
+ if (!row->iconRect().contains(mappedPos) && !row->textRect().contains(mappedPos) && !pressedItemAlreadySelected) {
+ createRubberBand = true;
+ } else {
+ m_selectionManager->setSelected(m_pressedIndex.value(), 1, KItemListSelectionManager::Toggle);
+ m_selectionManager->beginAnchoredSelection(m_pressedIndex.value());
+ createRubberBand = false; // multi selection, don't propagate any further
+ // This will be the start of an item drag-to-copy operation if the user now moves the mouse before releasing the mouse button.
+ }
} else if (!shiftPressed || !m_selectionManager->isAnchoredSelectionActive()) {
// Select the pressed item and start a new anchored selection
m_selectionManager->setSelected(m_pressedIndex.value(), 1, KItemListSelectionManager::Select);