Re: GNU Midnight Commander 4.5.30 is released

[mawarkus t-online de (Matthias Warkus)]

+++ Wed, Apr 14, 1999 at 01:18:30AM -0400 +++
Kevin Atkinson e-mails me. Film at 11. Reply right now, after the break.
> 
> 1) Middle button dragging is annoying with a two button mouse which many
> people switching over from windows will have.
  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> 2) It is WAY to way to easy to accidentally move or copy a file or
> directory just by a random mouse click action.  Especially for new users
> as GMC doesn't prompt after a mouse action.
> 3) For new users it just easier as they will always know what is going
> on when they drag an icon as GMC mouse actions differ from windows.  It
> is unlikely that a new user coming from windows will do a middle
                     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
> drag--especially if they have a two button mouse.

This is not the point. Make it user-friendly and newbie-friendly. Ease
of transition from Windows is not the main issue.

mawa
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