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 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 >
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