On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 14:36 +0200, Frederik Nnaji wrote: > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:02, Remco <[email protected]> wrote: > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:29, Alex Lourie <[email protected]> > wrote: > > So how would a simple selection be solved? If I want to > select a file or a > > folder, I single-click on it. > > If this behavior changes, then A LOT of people will have to > change their > > behavior. > > So if changing this hurts more people than helps, I'd say it > requires a lot > > of thinking ahead.
I completely agree. Changes like this should be backed by data gathered by formal user testing. I would love to see single-click be the default as I believe it to be a superior method of interaction, but if it causes more problems than it solves then it shouldn't be the default. > I think single click should not be default, but there is one > way of > improving single selection in that mode: put a checkbox before > each > file and folder. This also makes it easier to do multi > selection in > any mode. > > KDE defaults to this in dolphin. > it also defaults to comfortable single click. How does dolphin behave in list/tree view? The space for overlays in those instances is dramatically reduced. _______________________________________________ Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~ayatana Post to : [email protected] Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~ayatana More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
