Re: [Usability] Selection buttons

[Maurizio Colucci <seguso forever tin it>]

Calum Benson wrote:
> On Tue, 2005-02-08 at 15:53, Maurizio Colucci wrote:
>
>
> > What about adding some GIMP-like toolbar buttons representing the 
> > selection mode? These would be mutually exclusive: "add to selection", 
> > "replace selection", "subtract from selection".

Thinking again, such buttons should *not* be located in the toolbar of 
spatial nautilus! This would violate the spatial principles (the 
selection mode is not a property of the folder). They should be located 
in an external place (the panel I suppose).

> Could get a bit cluttered though... if it's proving to be a problem, it
> might be easier just to make the default action when you click on an
> item be "toggle selection state of this item and don't deselect anything
> else".  (Windows already has a mode like this, I forget if gtk+ has or
> not.)

You are right, the "toggle" solution is much simpler than the 
"add/replace/subtract" solution. At least, for the limited needs we are 
talking about. Only one button would be needed.

Maurizio