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 suggestion then is to have something become selected by holding down shift and then waving the mouse over things to add to the selection. This way you can rubber band, in essence, without being constrained to the rectangle. I think.... Kirk Archie Anderson wrote: > I'm not sure I understand what you mean... for "real-time" multiple > selection there's click-and-hold, and ctrl-click (imo) obviously needs > the user to click several times since it selects nonadjacent items, how > else do you determine what to select? Or am I way off mark? > > On 1/1/08, *Jacob Beauregard* <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> wrote: > > Does anyone think selecting with shift or ctrl would be easier if items > were selected or deselected in real time rather than just when the user > clicks? > > Also, shift select really sucks on the desktop. It's absolutely > horrible. ESPECIALLY if you never click "clean up by name." I think it > just selects things in alphabetical order no matter what. > _______________________________________________ > Usability mailing list > Usability@gnome.org <mailto:Usability@gnome.org> > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability > <http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability> > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > Usability mailing list > Usability@gnome.org > http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list Usability@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
