Helge Hafting wrote:
> Right-clicking on a table brings up the dialog for modifying tables
> and table cells. I expected changes to take effect on the table
> and table cell that I clicked. But no, the changes takes effect on
> whatever table cell contains the cursor, even if that cell is in some
> other table!
>
> If the cursor is outside tables, then all I get is "command disabled".
>
> I think I understand the idea here - it allows the table dialog to remain
> open and I can move the cursor around and make changes to whatever
> table I encounter. This is nice, of course. Some earlier version of lyx
> got into all sorts of trouble if I attempted this.
>
> Still, it'd be nice if a right-click on a table sticks the cursor in
> whatever
> cell I clicked. We will then get expected behaviour in all cases, while
> keeping improvements and new opportunities the improved table UI has.
Hmmmm, so the report is actually:
"right clicking in the document should move the cursor in the same
way as left clicking in the document."
The trouble is that right and left clicking mean very different things.
What do other editors do?
emacs: write clicking moves the cursor to the position of the click and
selects all text from the old cursor position (let's call it position 1)
to the new one. Multiple right clicks change the selected text, but always
use the original (position 1) as the starting point.
kwrite: right clicking does not move the cursor at all. Instead it opens
up a menu at the position of the mouse.
Maybe others can add to this list?
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Angus
