sorry, typing too fast and missed the word *not*, should have read: so no functionality was *not* lost between 2 and 3....
On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 4:20 PM richard boaz <ivor.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > i think you're getting confused: > > from the GTK-3 manual > <https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk3-Standard-Enumerations.html#GtkSelectionMode> > explaining how this option: > > GTK_SELECTION_MULTIPLE > Any number of elements may be selected. The Ctrl key may be used to > enlarge the selection, and Shift key to select between the focus and the > child pointed to. Some widgets may also allow Click-drag to select a range > of elements. > > in other words, what you want (different ways to select multiple records) > all happens with the single enum specifier GTK_SELECTION_MULTIPLE. i can > also confirm this is also how it works in GTK-2. > > so no functionality was lost between 2 and 3, and gtk also agrees with all > those other platforms you cite (assuming you're referring to available > functionality, as opposed to exactly how the enums are named... ;) > > the example you coded didn't work like this? > > richard > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 4:04 PM Igor Korot via gtk-list < > gtk-list@gnome.org> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 1:00 PM LRN via gtk-list <gtk-list@gnome.org> >> wrote: >> > >> > On 13.02.2019 20:41, Igor Korot via gtk-list wrote: >> > > Hi, list, >> > > This link: >> https://developer.gnome.org/gtk3/stable/gtk3-Standard-Enumerations.html#GtkSelectionMode >> > > has 4 modes for selection, >> > > while this link: >> > > >> https://developer.gnome.org/gtk2/stable/gtk2-Standard-Enumerations.html#GtkSelectionMode >> > > has 5. >> > > >> > >> > The code actually says: >> > >> > > /* list selection modes */ >> > > typedef enum >> > > { >> > > GTK_SELECTION_NONE, /* Nothing can be >> selected */ >> > > GTK_SELECTION_SINGLE, >> > > GTK_SELECTION_BROWSE, >> > > GTK_SELECTION_MULTIPLE, >> > > GTK_SELECTION_EXTENDED = GTK_SELECTION_MULTIPLE /* Deprecated */ >> > > } GtkSelectionMode; >> >> I didn't look at the code. I just followed the documentation. >> >> > >> > So unless you dig up an old version of GTK2 (before that deprecation >> went into >> > effect), you can't know what EXTENDED selection actually meant. I >> looked at >> > gtk+-2.2 (!!!), and it also had that value deprecated. So this must be a >> > holdout from the GTK+-1.x era. >> >> OK. >> >> > >> > That doesn't mean that there isn't a case for extending (no pun >> intended) >> > current selection (no pun intended) of selection modes, but you'd have >> to >> > explain your idea a bit more thoroughly. >> >> Well, there are multiple scenarios. >> 1. Just clicking on the item. >> 2. Clicking on the item with the Ctrl key pressed >> 3. Clicking on the item with the Shift key pressed. >> >> I think that 1 should be defined as multi-select, while 2 and 3 should >> be defined as extended one. >> >> And from what I understand, MSW, OSX and Qt all agree with me. ;-) >> >> Thank you. >> >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > gtk-list mailing list >> > gtk-list@gnome.org >> > https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list >> _______________________________________________ >> gtk-list mailing list >> gtk-list@gnome.org >> https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list >> >
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