is there any way to save the location of the cursor, so nothigns selected, but a left button, would highlight the next logical file? seems like it would please both groups
On 3/14/06, Sebastian <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Harold Aling wrote: > > Benedikt Meurer wrote: > > > >>Harold Aling wrote: > >> > >> > >>>I know what the alternatives are, but when browsing through a bunch of > >>>files, I delete them one at a time. This is how I do it for years now in > >>>Explorer. Detailed list, arrow keys and page down/up to go down/up the > >>>list and then hit delete when I want to delete a file. > >>> > >>>It isn't that I don't want to comply with the default behavior of > >>>ExoIconView, this is how I feel it should be implemented because it's > >>>the natural way to behave... Even my girlfriend found the current > >>>behavior a bit awkward, and she is more of a mouse-type. > >>> > >>>It can't be that I'm the only one who thinks this should be the default > >>>behavior? Or am I? > >>> > >>> > >> > >>GtkTreeView has a different behavior. I want ExoIconView to match the > >>GtkTreeView behavior as close as possible. Else you'd have different > >>behavior in detailed list view and icon view. > >> > >> > > Ah, that's too bad then... I won't bother you with it again, I only use > > the icon view as a thumbnail viewer so I didn't notice the same > > behavior... Some day I might be able to patch my own Thunar to get this > > 'select next item on delete' thing... > > > > Until then, I'll try to select multiple files when sorting out a > > directory (and hoping not to lose the selection premature)... > > > > Thanx anyway, > > > > Harold. > > > I would have to agree with Harold here. Say you're browsing through a > folder full of lots of content, maintaining a collection of something > large. You decided to delete something, and then wish to continue > browsing from where you left off. Yet now your position has been reset > and you have to start back at the beginning or awkwardly use the mouse > to reselect your place again. > > Sure the alternative is to select multiple files, yet without > considering that it's easy to miss-click and loose 30 some selected > files, what if you want to open on of the files to further investigate > its contents. Do this and you lose your selection. Delete the selection > and your place gets reset and you must avoid using arrow keys or you'll > have to refind your place. > > I'd say while using keyboard and mouse together this isn't so bad, but > it makes using the keyboard by itself inefficient. > > That's my opinion, for what it's worth. > Sebastian > > > >> > >> > >>>-H- > >>> > >>> > >> > >>Benedikt > >>_______________________________________________ > >>Thunar-dev mailing list > >>[email protected] > >>http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/thunar-dev > >> > >> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Thunar-dev mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/thunar-dev > > _______________________________________________ > Thunar-dev mailing list > [email protected] > http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/thunar-dev > -- If it moves, COMPILE IT!!! Yay Gentoo!!! _______________________________________________ Thunar-dev mailing list [email protected] http://foo-projects.org/mailman/listinfo/thunar-dev
