[OT] Re: [Evolution] Way to select various messages that are non-contigous in message pane?

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 11:02 -0500, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote:
> this is just how ALL list/tree widgets work since the dawn of time on
> all platforms.

Oddly enough, tree widgets haven't existed since the dawn of time.  As it is, etable isn't entirely the same as the windows one which lets you do multiple range selects too.

> I doubt most software documents it simply because it's "common
> knowledge" just like you wouldn't document how to click a button.

Well I should sure expect a top-level 'gnome desktop' user guide to describe the mouse buttons.  e.g. particularly since X can use 3, and not just 2 or 1.  I would also expect it to explain common widget behaviour, drag and drop, and the like.  These are not 'intuitive concepts', they are merely 'similar' to other systems which makes the transition relatively obvious - but only if you are already familiar with using a windowing system.

Although evolution's widgets aren't all standard anyway.


> Jeff
>
> On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 11:02 -0400, Patrick O'Callaghan wrote:
> > On Mon, 2005-03-14 at 14:59 +0800, Not Zed wrote:
> > > 
> > > 
> > > use ctrl+cursor keys to move, and ctrl+space to select.
> > > 
> > > use ctrl+button1 for mouse, or shift-select for a single range
> > 
> > Fascinating. I knew about the ctrl+button1 and shift-select, but not
> > about the ctrl+cursor and ctrl+space.
> > 
> > How would I know that without reading the source? What other goodies are
> > hidden away and known only to the cognoscenti?
> > 
> > I'm not beating on you Michael. Your comments are welcome, but once
> > again I come back to the age-old question: where's the searchable
> > reference manual?
> > 
> > Cheers
> > 
> > poc
> > 
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