On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 11:18 +0200, Conscious User wrote: > I'm not talking about selecting an item first and then initiating > a drag. I'm talking about starting a drag *without wondering > whether you will activate the link or not*.
I've never had that problem. But if you have, then I guess others would too. > My major worry about defaulting to single-clicking is losing the > concept of "selecting", for other actions other than opening. . It's still possible, it just requires a different approach: drag a selection box over the file/folder(s) or use a modifier key. Nothing's lost, but learnt behaviours would have to change. > In summary, here is a clarification of my position: > > 1) I *am* in favor of getting rid of the concept of double-clicking, > as in "two clicks really close to each other". It's hard to > learn and non-intuitive, I completely agree. Cool. > 2) I am *not* in favor of opening files/folders with a single > click. Accidental openings and losing the concept of selection > are too high of a price to pay, in my opinion. I understand your concern. > 3) I do not believe those two options are the only ones. Why not > open a file with a single-click *only if the file is already > selected*? This would work, but as Thorsten mentioned it would introduce state and still require two clicks. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
