[ge-talk] Mouseclick options

[Simon Taylor]

Kevin Field wrote:
[snipping lots]
> 
> * invocation: left-click
> * dragging a single item (or the current selection) to drop somewhere 
> else: left-drag
> * context menu: right-click
> 
> Leaving:
> 
> * making a single selection: right-click (try it in Tracker or 
> Explorer...this is already how it is)
> * making multiple selections without the keyboard: right-drag (not 
> currently how it is in Tracker, but this is how it is in Explorer)
> * making multiple selections with the keyboard: single selection, then 
> modifier key hides context menu to get out of the way of the next click

How would this work in list boxes? Selection and invocation are two 
distinct operations there. I would find it weird to use the right 
("secondary") button to select list items, mainly as my brain has the 
right button mapped to context menus I suppose.

However I think there is a case for re-thinking the way tracker works in 
this respect, as it's true that "invoking" files must be more common 
than wanting to select a single file without wanting the context menu. 
All I'd miss would be the click-to-rename functionality (though perhaps 
it's easier to press F2 anyway).

I find MS Windows' select-after-hover slightly odd, especially as it 
makes no odds if you click before or after the hover time elapses. If we 
were to do single click in tracker, I'd think selecting either with the 
right button if you want a context menu, or selecting without a context 
menu by holding a modifier or by dragging a box starting in a non-active 
area gives enough options for selection.

Simon