Re: extending selection in list and tree without use of keyboard

[Bill Haneman <bill haneman sun com>]

Vlad said:

 
>  Hello,
> 
>  Currently it's possible to extend selection to the non-continuous set of
> rows in list and tree by holding keyboard modifiers.
>  It seems to me that it would be handy to provide ability to extend selection
> to the non-continuous set of rows in list and tree without using keyboard. I
> propose to use middle mouse button for this - i.e. if one clicks with middle
> button and drags a pointer over rows, the subject rows are added to the
> selection even if the selection becomes non-continuos.
> 
>  Seems to be easy to implement.
> 
>  What do you guys think about this?

Hmm, it might be better not to use middle mouse for anything too
significant, since many users may have 2-button mice.

-Bill

>  Best regards,
>   -Vlad