[Usability] Usability idea.

2008-01-03 Thread Franco Kloster
Hi guys, This is my first time in this mailing list. I'm from Argentina and I would like to send an idea I have. Here is it: Is possible to add a clipboard with multiple selections? I mean, if I have an application like Abiword and I copied a text fragment and then another text fragment, it woul

Re: [Usability] selecting with shift, ctrl; using shift to select on desktop.

2008-01-03 Thread Kirk Bridger
I don't want to speak for Jacob, but I read this as basically a way of multi-selecting using hover to select. Current rubber banding (click and hold) allows you to multi-select only things that are arranging in a rectangular way, or within a rectangle boundary (the rubber band). Jacob's suggestio

[Usability] Fwd: Usability idea.

2008-01-03 Thread Archie Anderson
I know what you mean. MS Office is already implementing this, would be sweet if Gnome could do it by default. On 1/3/08, Franco Kloster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi guys, > > This is my first time in this mailing list. > I'm from Argentina and I would like to send an idea I have. > > Here is

Re: [Usability] selecting with shift, ctrl; using shift to select on desktop.

2008-01-03 Thread Archie Anderson
Ooooh, makes sense. That does sound neat, actually. On 1/3/08, Kirk Bridger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I don't want to speak for Jacob, but I read this as basically a way of > multi-selecting using hover to select. Current rubber banding (click > and hold) allows you to multi-select only thin

[Usability] Fwd: Usability idea.

2008-01-03 Thread Dokuro
-- Forwarded message -- From: Dokuro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Jan 3, 2008 4:51 PM Subject: Re: [Usability] Usability idea. To: Archie Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> i trew in the kde program so ppl can see how it works! :) and you know free software it! On Jan 3, 2008 4:49 PM, Ar

Re: [Usability] Usability idea.

2008-01-03 Thread Archie Anderson
It's not an enitrely new idea, but it's not in Gnome yet (afaik) so it's still worth bringing up! On 1/3/08, Franco Kloster <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > So, it isn't a new idea :( > > I didn't know that MS Office implemented that. > > > 2008/1/3, Archie Anderson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > I kn

Re: [Usability] Usability idea.

2008-01-03 Thread Frank Quist
Hey, Check out "glipper". It intends to put into practice what you are talking about, but is not well-known or used by many. I'd hope it turns into a standard GNOME thing someday. Regards, ~ Frank Quist Franco Kloster wrote: > Hi guys, > > This is my first time in this mailing list. > I'm fr