--- Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, David Walser wrote: > > > --- Buchan Milne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Tue, 29 Oct 2002, David Walser wrote: > > > > > > Just the same as *one* method in windows. In > > > > *the* method. You can initiate it two ways (see > > bottom) > > > > > windows, I normally click, > > > and then hit shift or contol, and then continue > > > selecting. This doesn't > > > work in KDE in single-click. > > > > In Windows you normally have to do a lot of > keyboard > > crap just to copy and paste. You're in Linux. > Yes > > it's different, yes you have to get used to it, > but > > yes the way in Linux is superior. > > > > Note, this is only in *KDE*, Gnome works like > windows. And I have been > running linux on the desktop for quite a while ...
Gnome sucks. Tell me something I don't know. > > > When using a laptop, I usually click to focus in > the > > > file list, then > > > shift/ctrl to use arrows (since it's faster than > > > getting back to the stick > > > on my laptop). This also doesn't work in KDE in > > > single-click. > > > > The only thing you're missing is hold Ctrl during > that > > first click. You're gonna be doing it for the > rest > > anyway (or shift). I've never seen anyone that > knows > > how to use multiple selection not do it that way. > > Try a trackstick (on some laptops). So, I move the > trackstick (with one > hand), and hold the CTRL-button with another hand, > now how do I click the > mouse button? > > This is much easier with double-click, trust me. Double-clicking itself is hard enough, I find it especially difficult on a laptop. I do see what you're saying about doing 3 things at once though, so maybe on a laptop you should configure double-click as a special case. It shouldn't be the default. > And another one, try select-all when changing > windows. In double-click, > you can click to focus, and CTRL-A, which you can't > do in single-click. Works for me. If you found a way in which it doesn't that sounds like a bug. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
