Kong / Kong/insomnia

When clicking a folder name it folds / unfolds

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Description

### Expected Behavior

Clicking a folder name should only open the folder common settings (Auth, Headers ...), but not fold / unfold the folder.

Clicking the folder's icon should fold / unfold the folder.

### Actual Behavior

Inside a collection, when I click a folder name, it folds / unfolds.

My intent is not to fold or unfold the folder it but rather to use the folder common settings. To fold / unfold I'd click on the folder icon itself (or an arrow right / down symbol if there was one), which is the usual behavior in many folder and file systems.

This makes it impossible to access the folder common settings without changing the folder's fold / unfold state, which is annoying.

### Reproduction Steps

1. Go to a collection
2. Create a folder
3. Add a few requests
4. Click on the folder name (not the folder icon)
5. The folder settings will open, but the folder will also fold / unfold.

### Is there an existing issue for this?

- [x] I have searched the [issue tracker](https://www.github.com/Kong/insomnia/issues) for this problem.

### Which sync method do you use?

- [ ] Git sync.
- [ ] Insomnia Cloud sync.
- [ ] Local only

### Additional Information

_No response_

### Insomnia Version

12.3.1

### What operating system are you using?

macOS

### Operating System Version

Sequoia 15.6.1

### Installation method

download pkg

### Last Known Working Insomnia version

_No response_

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the interaction in a collection with a folder and several requests, then trace the collection folder UI handling for name clicks and folder-icon clicks. Done means clicking the folder name opens its common settings without changing its folded state, while clicking the icon still folds or unfolds it.

Written by the indexing model from the issue text.

Assessment

Tech stack
typescript
Domain
frontend
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
3/5
Estimated time
1-2 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
45/100

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