diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
index 0d8438075e..3966a08fe3 100644
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -216,6 +216,9 @@ DolphinMainWindow::DolphinMainWindow() :
showErrorMessage(errorMessage);
});
#endif
+
+ connect(GeneralSettings::self(), &GeneralSettings::splitViewChanged,
+ this, &DolphinMainWindow::slotSplitViewChanged);
}
DolphinMainWindow::~DolphinMainWindow()
@@ -439,6 +442,12 @@ void DolphinMainWindow::openNewTab(const QUrl& url)
m_tabWidget->openNewTab(url, QUrl());
}
+void DolphinMainWindow::slotSplitViewChanged()
+{
+ m_tabWidget->currentTabPage()->setSplitViewEnabled(GeneralSettings::splitView(), WithAnimation);
+ updateSplitAction();
+}
+
void DolphinMainWindow::openInNewTab()
{
const KFileItemList& list = m_activeViewContainer->view()->selectedItems();
@@ -2096,11 +2105,6 @@ void DolphinMainWindow::refreshViews()
m_tabWidget->refreshViews();
if (GeneralSettings::modifiedStartupSettings()) {
- // The startup settings have been changed by the user (see bug #254947).
- // Synchronize the split-view setting with the active view:
- const bool splitView = GeneralSettings::splitView();
- m_tabWidget->currentTabPage()->setSplitViewEnabled(splitView, WithAnimation);
- updateSplitAction();
updateWindowTitle();
}
diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.h b/src/dolphinmainwindow.h
index 3a29d1c0a4..46515cc8be 100644
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.h
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.h
@@ -171,6 +171,9 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
*/
void openNewTab(const QUrl& url);
+ /** @see GeneralSettings::splitViewChanged() */
+ void slotSplitViewChanged();
+
Q_SIGNALS:
/**
* Is sent if the selection of the currently active view has
diff --git a/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfg b/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfg
index 728d116346..08f01d72c9 100644
--- a/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfg
+++ b/src/settings/dolphin_generalsettings.kcfg
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
KCompletion
+
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@
false
+