Re: Pan by holding down scroll button already works (Was: Zoom patch)

[Hans Breuer <hans breuer org>]

At 02.09.2008 11:48, Christian Ridderström wrote:
> On Mon, 1 Sep 2008, Sameer Sahasrabuddhe wrote:
>
> > But about the second, here's what Gnome has to say about the middle 
> > button/wheel, from the same link:
> >
> >  "Your application uses the middle button to paste the current
> >   PRIMARY (usually the last-highlighted) selection at the pointer
> >   position. (snipped a table about modifier keys). If you do intend
> >   to use the middle button for a different purpose somewhere,
> >   only do so as a shortcut for experienced users, and only for
> >   operations that can also be performed without using the right
> >   button or middle button."
>
> Does PRIMARY pasting work in Dia?  
Nope.

> I just tried the following:
> * Select an object
> * Click the scroll wheel
>
> If I do a click, nothing happens. 
Unfortunately it is a lot more complicated ;) You have to specify your menu 
usage to be precise. With Dia's traditional right-click menu - which at 
least I am still using - the middle mouse button is already used to get on 
the object specific context menu (alternatively Ctrl+right click).

> However, if I click and move the mouse, the windows pans :-) :-)
There is also panning (or better scrolling) possible with the mouse wheel:
Ctrl -> zoom
Shift -> horizontal
Alt -> vertical

> So regarding 'pan', I'm pleased to say that:
>
>     It's ALREADY possible to pan by clicking the scroll wheel and
>     dragging the mouse. :-) :-)
>
> I'm saying this in case others weren't aware that you can pan in dia in 
> this way.
>
> Now I only wish that it will be possible to adjust the behaviour of the 
> scroll wheel (so that the scroll wheels zooms instead of pans vertically).
See above. Apparently this is possible since 2003, maybe we should not add 
further options but instead better advertize what's already there?

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