Re: [Usability] Double-click in notification area?

[Ryan McDougall <NQG24419 nifty com>]

On Thu, 2004-26-08 at 16:24 +0100, Calum Benson wrote:
> On Thu, 2004-08-19 at 14:30, Ronny Schoebel wrote:
> > Just wondering about something that I think is an inconistency in the
> > HIG. The current HIG (2.0 as well as 2.1 working draft) states that
> > notification area icons should perform their default action when
> > doubleclicked.
> > Isn't that a bit inconsistent with the rest of the desktop / panel UI?
> 
> Yes, I'd say it is-- IIRC there's a bug open somewhere in which we
> broadly agreed that single-clicking was the way to go for all panel
> objects.  The notification area stuff didn't get much scrutiny before
> 2.0 was published, unfortunately, so I guess this wasn't picked up...
> I'd like to see it changed too.  
> 
> Could you file a bug so we don't forget?
> 
> Cheeri,
> Calum.
> 

While we are on topic, I'd like to register my supreme dislike for
double-clicking. No doubt the UI problems posed by it are well known to
you, but is there any intention of defaulting GNOME to single click?

Cheers,
Ryan