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.
>
It doesn't matter if it's not easier for you, because your preferred behavior and the
context on mousedown can coexist (they do in ns 4.x)
