Re: FR: random wallpaper changer

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On 12 Aug 2003, Petri Kanerva petri.kanerva-at-surfeu.fi |nautilus| wrote:

>>...
> It wasn't an argument against implementing this. Just was pointing out
> that multiple files are easy to select in list view even without the
> box.
>
> And the way list view works, it might be impossible to implement without
> major rewrite of listview (which wouldn't be bad in any case). As
> currently, when you click anywhere on a row, the row is selected. So it
> has to be changed to allow the box dragging to start. But personally am
> used to shift and ctrl and am happy with them. Still wouldn't mind the
> box someday.
>
>  Petri
>
An argument in favour of doing this is testing and perhaps improving the
flexibility of the listview widget.

btw, why is it that nautilus seems to implement its own list view instead
of using the gtk one? If there's missing functionality in the gtk one that
might be of use to other programs, shouldn't it be added there?

Martijn Vernooij