And it came to pass that Warren Bell wrote:
>Christopher Jahn wrote:
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>> And it came to pass that Warren Bell wrote:
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>> >Christopher Jahn wrote:
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>> >> And it came to pass that Warren Bell wrote:
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>> >> >Christopher Jahn wrote:
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>> >> >> And it came to pass that Warren Bell wrote:
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>> >> >> > I don't know if this is a bug or somone actually
>> >> >> > meant it to be this way but why would you have the
>> >> >> > right click context menu execute on the release of
>> >> >> > a right click? One of the things I like about
>> >> >> > Netscape 4.x is you can right click and hold,
>> >> >> > scroll down to your selection and let go and the
>> >> >> > function gets executed. Now you have to right
>> >> >> > click, let go, scroll and left click to do
>> >> >> > somthing. It reminds me of IE.
>> >> >> >
>> >> >>
>> >> >> This is the way it has always worked for me.
>> >> >
>> >> >I can't see how this would be better in any way. Seems
>> >> >like it goes against useability..
>> >>
>> >> Except that it DOESN't. It's perfectly usable, and it
>> >> behaves like every local menu I've ever used:
>> >> - right click release: menu appears
>> >> - scroll
>> >> - Left click executes
>> >
>> >Have you ever used Unix? Context menus popup on right
>> >mouse down. I know we're talking about Mozilla on
>> >windows, but would it hurt to have it popup on mouse down?
>> > It didn't hurt Netscape.
>> >
>> >> This is certainly how Netscape has behaved since I've
>> >> been using it.
>> >
>> >Netscape works both ways. And it _is_ easier to
>> >click-drag-release; it's all one motion, easier to use.
>> >
>> No, it's NOT. It might be easier FOR YOU.
>> It is NOT easier for ME.
>>
>
>Then maybe it would be a good idea to have a
>user_pref("context_menu_on_release", false) like Jay
>suggested. That would give people a choice between IE style
>and the way everything else does it.
>
It currently IS doing it the way everything else does it.
Holding down the button is what's off-standard.
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}:-) Christopher Jahn
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