Re: Adaptive mode (Was: Re: Browser Mode by Default)

[Matthew Paul Thomas <mpt myrealbox com>]

On 7 Feb, 2006, at 5:10 AM, karderio wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-12-27 at 21:42 +0100, Reinout van Schouwen wrote:
> > Op Sat, 24 Dec 2005 19:35:22 -0500, schreef William Lovaton:
> > > When you select an item in the list view it should highlight just 
> > > the name, not even the column, I am talking about the text that 
> > > conforms the file name.  Every other place outside that boundary is 
> > > anything but the file.
>
> Personally I find it handy to be able to click anywhere on the line to
> select a file.

Those two things are not mutually exclusive. Dragging a 
currently-unselected icon or filename can select it and start moving 
it, while dragging elsewhere in its row can select it and start 
selecting contiguous items.

> > If it is possible what you suggest, then that would make it easier to
> > "rubberband"-select items in the list view, like you can in the icon 
> > view. Dragging the mouse over columns other than icon/filename would 
> > not affect the item under the mouse cursor directly, but rather 
> > affect the selection.
>
> "Rubberbanding" in the list view would be handy, how about activating
> "rubberbanding" if the shift key is held down (presuming that key is 
> not in use) ?
> ...

As you can see by trying it, Shift is already used for contiguous 
selection, Ctrl is used for non-contiguous selection, and Alt is 
(unfortunately) used to move the window. But a modifier key wouldn't be 
necessary if the behavior described above was implemented.

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Matthew Paul Thomas
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