On Sat Apr 30 03:07:39 EDT 2011, ba...@bitblocks.com wrote: > On Fri, 29 Apr 2011 21:39:38 -0000 smi...@zenzebra.mv.com wrote: > > > If I were filling out an Acme wishlist, I would like to see triple and > > quadruple clicks select larger chunks of text. Being able to do > > something like click-click-click-click to "Select All" (in those apps > > that support it) is frequently very useful. > > Not a wishlist; just an experiment for some s-expr support. > But need some experience with it to see if it'll be any good. > > There are other choices beyond your click^N wish. For instance > the selection size can grow as a function of how long you keep > a mouse button pressed. Or you can make it a function of how > far you drag -- the UPS debugger makes scrolling speed a > function of drag distance. Very nice! But until you > implement it and try it out, you won't know if it is any good > or how it will interact with other UI features. Or if there is > a better idea.
now that you mention it, i miss the original 9term's mark and expand-style text selection. scrolling through a few pages is quite painful in comparison. - erik
