"Just because it's how Windows does it" or "it's what people are used to" is a stupid argument to do anything.
Batting one for two, David. Dead on for the first case, but I certainly hope you do not design UIs for the living.
I think I'd do well.
There is a principle of UI design which is called "The Principle of Least Surprise".
Man am I glad KDE doesn't follow it. There's this thing called "we can do better."
Why not make the first-time wizard for KDE ask "Do you want single-click or double-click"?
Good idea.
