Christopher Jahn wrote:
>
> And it came to pass that Warren Bell wrote:
>
> >Christopher Jahn wrote:
> >>
> >> And it came to pass that Warren Bell wrote:
> >>
> >> >Christopher Jahn wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> And it came to pass that Warren Bell wrote:
> >> >>
> >> >> >Christopher Jahn wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> And it came to pass that Warren Bell wrote:
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> > 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.
Actually, I don't think he meant "holding down the button" mac-wise. If
you have access to Comm. on a Win32 box, you'll notice that the context
menu fires when the mouse button is down, not up - in a standard length
click, not a held click. Also note that, since it fires onMouseDown (so
to speak), and there's no dragndrop for right click, it covers both
schools of mousers. :-)
Justin H.
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