Re: How can we find whether a menu item was activated by Shift+Click?

[Santhosh <santhosh lists gmail com>]

On Sat, 19 Mar 2005 13:20:27 +0000, John Cupitt <jcupitt gmail com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 19:02:34 +0530, Santhosh <santhosh lists gmail com> wrote:
> >   In my application, I want to differentiate between Shift+Click and
> > Click of a menuitem. The menuitem is a proxy for a GtkAction. I also
>
> I don't think this is a good idea. First, it is difficult because
> there are many ways to trigger a GtkAction, and only one of them uses
> a mouse. What would it mean to test for shift-click if your GtkAction
> was triggered by a keybaord shortcut? Second, many people are unable
> to use a mouse. How will they use your application if they only have a
> keyboard?
>
> I think you will need to think of another way to design your program
> :-( Perhaps you could have a toggle button somewhere which changed the
> way your menu items behaved?
>
> John

Thank you John, I haven't considered about this. I need to modify my
design anyway.

Santhosh.