--- Adam Williamson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, 2002-10-29 at 21:30, David Walser wrote: > > > 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. > > *tap, tap* > > No, you're in KDE. > > GNOME uses double-click by default, and I don't have > a problem with > doing things that way. "A lot" of keyboard crap? > Huh? You yourself admit > that doing a multiple select with a double-click > model involves one > *fewer* keyboard press.
Thank you for the second reminder that Gnome sucks. Keyboard crap for copy/paste == Ctrl-C/Ctrl-V, in Linux you just highlight and middle click. And yes there's one more button press to initiate the selection process with single-click, that's a *hell* of a lot better that *lots* more mouse crap (aka double-clicks). > > > 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. > > Hi! I don't. Because I use GNOME, which uses > double-click, and I don't > have to. Like it or not, this is a legitimate > adaptation problem. Yes, I understand you stick to Gnome because you like the Windows interface. Some of us like to move on to better things. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? HotJobs - Search new jobs daily now http://hotjobs.yahoo.com/
