2010/5/21 Mark Shuttleworth m...@ubuntu.com
We already have mechanisms for multiple selection, with dragging to
lasso a set of icons, ctrl-click to select an arbitrary set, and
shift-click to continue a selection along a list.
I don't see a need for the checkboxes at all. And I definitely
2010/5/23 Kristoffer Lundén kristoffer.lun...@gmail.com
The problem with all of those is that they are hard, and complicated.
Lassoing is somewhat fine for files next to each other, but not for a
distributed selection. For everything else, it becomes a two-hand operation
and I need to keep
On Sun, May 23, 2010 at 07:04, Alex Lourie djay...@gmail.com wrote:
Maybe think of another metaphor? I don't believe that tablet usability
issues should dictate
what happens on the desktop where we do have a keyboard and a mouse.
yeah right, tablets alone are not enough reason to become real
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 8:39 PM, Frederik Nnaji frederik.nn...@gmail.comwrote:
Hello SABDFL ;)
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 12:28, Mark Shuttleworth m...@ubuntu.com wrote:
We already have mechanisms for multiple selection, with dragging to
lasso a set of icons, ctrl-click to select an
I agree that tablets should be treated as a special case and we should
not dictate how the normal desktop should work. I see the following
possibilities on tablets:
1. If it supports multitouch you could click and hold on the first item
then select the rest by clicking on them while holding the
I forgot to add something, sure we could use a Windicator for Selected
Files, but i think we still should deliver something like the Notice in the
Mockups, the Notice's only purpose is to cancel the Selection anyways, so
its just a quick click if you mess up your Selection or change your mind.
I think having a status message with the number of selected items at the
bottom is good, because this is a result of your action. Action on top,
result on bottom. A Deselect All command right next to that message
makes sense because of the very close relation.
You can think of this unit of
http://blogs.georgiasouthern.edu/googleapps/files/2010/01/chb3q7hq_200drc9c7f8_b1.png
This allows easy de-selection, and other actions such as renaming
I think thats a good idea too, even though its pretty much only recreating
the right-click options its very accessible to Users and could
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 10:24 PM, David Hamm davidth...@gmail.com wrote:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1890515/FileSelectionMockup1.png
surprisingly sexy.
I want to give a +1 on single click. When this thread started I was hugely
skeptical of the idea and dismissed it as absolute crap, but I
Some concern has been raised about the discoverability of drag, this might
be crack but what if on hover we did something like what is shown in Joern
Konopk's mockup[0], but part of what appears on hover is something that
resembles a window border/title bar.
Users already know that they can drag
I'm not sure a drag handle is really necessary - simply clicking and
dragging the file would seem the most straightforward interface, and would
add less visual clutter. Again - google docs is a good exmple of this.
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Folks, I don't want to pour water on your flames but...
We already have mechanisms for multiple selection, with dragging to
lasso a set of icons, ctrl-click to select an arbitrary set, and
shift-click to continue a selection along a list.
I don't see a need for the checkboxes at all. And I
On Fri, 2010-05-21 at 11:25 +0100, Joe Lanman wrote:
I'm not sure a drag handle is really necessary - simply clicking and
dragging the file would seem the most straightforward interface, and
would add less visual clutter. Again - google docs is a good exmple of
this.
Yes. You usually see
I want to give a +1 on single click. When this thread started I was
hugely skeptical of the idea and dismissed it as absolute crap, but I
decided to give the entire thread a read through and my mind was
changed. I tested out single click on my machine, and it's pretty
good. It needs
How do you drag multiple files?
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Okay, that was quite some input right now, i ran some loops in my brain and
just thought We need to make this simpler
So lets look at our targets again:
- We want to be able to select multiple or single files conveniently
- We dont wan't it to conflict with dragging a file
- We don't want
How are you planning on allowing users to control click on
touchscreens with no keyboard?
On May 21, 2010, at 3:28 AM, Mark Shuttleworth m...@ubuntu.com wrote:
Folks, I don't want to pour water on your flames but...
We already have mechanisms for multiple selection, with dragging to
lasso a
long press should be reserved for menu's
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I added Google Docs examples to the wiki:
https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ayatana/DoubleClick
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Hello SABDFL ;)
On Fri, May 21, 2010 at 12:28, Mark Shuttleworth m...@ubuntu.com wrote:
We already have mechanisms for multiple selection, with dragging to
lasso a set of icons, ctrl-click to select an arbitrary set, and
shift-click to continue a selection along a list.
Of course we have
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 01:45, David Hamm davidth...@gmail.com wrote:
b)Bottom's up-
I'm really just throwing scant remarks out there as if to spark other
possibilities.
a)Menu Option (select mode)
could even be, and option to switch to a double click kinda thing. ex.
single clicking to
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 01:38, Joern Konopka cldx3...@googlemail.com wrote:
a) Just wanted to know if i got this right, by Menu Option you mean
something like Edit-Select Files in the Nautilus Menu that acts like:
-Disable File Opening and enable File Selection in the current Folder
Like that?
Mouse modes
sounds bad already :p
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 10:23 AM, Frederik Nnaji
frederik.nn...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 01:38, Joern Konopka cldx3...@googlemail.com wrote:
a) Just wanted to know if i got this right, by Menu Option you mean
something like Edit-Select Files in
On 2010-05-20, David Hamm davidth...@gmail.com wrote:
Mouse modes
sounds bad already :p
hahaaah yop.
that's why i don't support the idea anymore..
so what would y'all vote for?
Checkboxes? GNOME guidelines on this kind of stuff?
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On Thu, 2010-05-20 at 23:19 +0200, Frederik Nnaji wrote:
On 2010-05-20, David Hamm davidth...@gmail.com wrote:
Mouse modes
sounds bad already :p
hahaaah yop.
that's why i don't support the idea anymore..
so what would y'all vote for?
Checkboxes? GNOME guidelines on this kind of
I created a little Mockup so we get a feel of what it might look like with
the CheckBoxes, additionally i added a Dismiss all Button to the Bottom of
the Window.
You`ll find the Mockup here:
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1890515/FileSelectionMockup1.png
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Great mockup! I like the look of it.
On May 20, 2010, at 6:47 PM, Joern Konopka cldx3...@googlemail.com wrote:
I created a little Mockup so we get a feel of what it might look like with
the CheckBoxes, additionally i added a Dismiss all Button to the Bottom of
the Window.
You`ll find the Mockup
A windicator, perhaps? Isn't the entire status bar supposed to basically
disappear?
On Thu, May 20, 2010 at 8:24 PM, Luke Morton
luke.mor...@internode.on.netwrote:
On Thu, 2010-05-20 at 19:00 -0700, Tyler Brainerd wrote:
Great mockup! I like the look of it.
I agree. Nice work.
Could you
i s love the checkbox idea for selecting list/compact view!
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seeing as single click is grasping hold, check-box's aren't far off.
Kde's way of having the plus icon would seem to be a good way to do
this, either plus or a checkbox.
This is probably the best way to do it, however I must ask if maybe a
menu option (select files) or a bottom popup of some sort
On 18 May 2010 14:59, Akshat Jain ssj6akshat1...@gmail.com wrote:
An interested workaround can be that we diable clicking on the same item for
1 or 2 seconds so that heavy double-clickers will not open two windows
instead of one.Problem Solved.
Please, read the entire thread before you answer:
oops
On Tue, May 18, 2010 at 7:37 PM, Jan-Christoph Borchardt
inqu...@googlemail.com wrote:
On 18 May 2010 14:59, Akshat Jain ssj6akshat1...@gmail.com wrote:
An interested workaround can be that we diable clicking on the same item
for
1 or 2 seconds so that heavy double-clickers will not
On 17 May 2010 02:37, Jan-Christoph Borchardt wrote:
Thanks to everyone contributing to the discussion. But please, before
you answer or link to this, read/link the wiki page Thorsten Wilms
created for this: https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ayatana/DoubleClick
Our essential findings should be written
I've taken the liberties of taking this to a much larger group of
contributers on OMG! Ubuntu! to get some feedback from a nice and large
audience of end-users.
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2010/05/ayatana-and-single-click-navigation.html
yeah, they even have a like button, loving the site, i didn't go there
that often:
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 11:33, Tyler Brainerd tylerbrain...@gmail.comwrote:
I've taken the liberties of taking this to a much larger group of
contributers on OMG! Ubuntu! to get some feedback from a nice and
In response to this thread, I turned on single click mode and found it to be
quite usable once it was explained how to do things. Even though it goes
against what Mac, Windows, and most Linux distributions are doing, I think
this single click file management thing could be a smart decision. It's
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 9:08 PM, Jeremy Bicha jer...@bicha.net wrote:
In response to this thread, I turned on single click mode and found it to
be quite usable once it was explained how to do things. Even though it goes
against what Mac, Windows, and most Linux distributions are doing, I think
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 6:38 PM, Jeremy Bicha jer...@bicha.net wrote:
In response to this thread, I turned on single click mode and found it to
be quite usable once it was explained how to do things. Even though it goes
against what Mac, Windows, and most Linux distributions are doing, I think
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 17:52, Alex Lourie djay...@gmail.com wrote:
OK. So I guess it's pointless to tell again my opinion on the subject.
Your concern is also mine, still, this thread is a creative approach at a
new vision - let's not rattle against it too much (see Walt Disney Method)
[1].
Switching the behavior in Nautilus to single click causes inconsistency with
the Open File dialog of any application. The Open File dialog of Firefox,
OO.org, etc still uses the traditional double click.
Only incidentally. The primary way of opening a file in the open dialog, and
the way I see mothers, fathers, and the basically uninformed using it, is by
selecting then pushing the open button, not double clicking. I've actually
had people freak out by how quick I get through that navigation,
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 22:15, Tyler Brainerd tylerbrain...@gmail.com wrote:
Only incidentally. The primary way of opening a file in the open dialog, and
the way I see mothers, fathers, and the basically uninformed using it, is by
selecting then pushing the open button, not double clicking.
On Sun, 2010-05-16 at 22:37 +0200, Remco wrote:
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 22:15, Tyler Brainerd tylerbrain...@gmail.com wrote:
Only incidentally. The primary way of opening a file in the open dialog, and
the way I see mothers, fathers, and the basically uninformed using it, is by
selecting
Tell me what in particular we need screenshots of and I'll grab em.
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 20:37, Jan-Christoph Borchardt
inqu...@googlemail.com wrote:
Thanks to everyone contributing to the discussion. But please, before
you answer or link to this, read/link the wiki page Thorsten Wilms
how precisely do we get screenshots of single clicks over double clicks? :P
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 7:42 PM, Rob Greer samin...@gmail.com wrote:
Tell me what in particular we need screenshots of and I'll grab em.
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 20:37, Jan-Christoph Borchardt
On 17 May 2010 04:42, Rob Greer samin...@gmail.com wrote:
Tell me what in particular we need screenshots of and I'll grab em.
How the system is indicating possible file operations like selecting,
dragging etc. in single click mode (probably on hover).
I already added 5 screenshots of KDE’s
I just added info about windows 7.
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Jan-Christoph Borchardt
inqu...@googlemail.com wrote:
On 17 May 2010 04:42, Rob Greer samin...@gmail.com wrote:
Tell me what in particular we need screenshots of and I'll grab em.
How the system is indicating possible
Would Windows XP info be useful or only current versions of OSes?
On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 01:36, Tyler Brainerd tylerbrain...@gmail.comwrote:
I just added info about windows 7.
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 10:11 PM, Jan-Christoph Borchardt
inqu...@googlemail.com wrote:
On 17 May 2010 04:42,
At first I was against this idea but after trying Kubuntu I am in favour of
this idea,It only took me a few minutes to be adjusted.I tried this 10
people(old people and 4-6 year old children)who had never used computers and
they were comfortable with single click but had problems with Double-Click
On the topic of double click or single click - the user should choose
not others. Open Source should not became a prison.
2010/5/12 Jan-Christoph Borchardt inqu...@googlemail.com:
What about that? Are there any plans already to default to single
click for opening files and folders in Ubuntu?
Regardless, one or the other has to be the default. I think that's more the
discussion here, if changing the default behavior is beneficial.
Date: Fri, 14 May 2010 23:47:41 -0700
From: nemes.so...@gmail.com
To: inqu...@gmail.com
CC: ayatana@lists.launchpad.net
Subject: Re: [Ayatana]
The more options and questions and choices we present to the
user, the less they will want to know about *any* of them.
btw, you have seen the power menu right?
.right, back to single click discussion. I'd say get everyone round
the office to set single click and have a vote after a week. reason
ps. select on hover-over (for devices w/ keyboards) is kinda necessary
if we switch to single click, which i'm all for btw.
the only thing that can enslave a person, is another person.
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On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 7:51 PM, Frederik Nnaji frederik.nn...@gmail.comwrote:
User testing has revealed that single click comes more intuitively to users
than double click.
Would you care to elaborate on that? What user testing?
90% of computers used today (Windows) using double click,
As a matter of dignity and manly pride I challenge you, Alex Lourie,
to open nautiluseditpreferencesbehaviorsingle click, for a week.
And after that week, comeback and complain!
btw. the whole freaking internet is single click. psh.
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 2:01 PM, Alex Lourie djay...@gmail.com
I'm changing my computer to single click to see what I think.
On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 2:07 PM, David Hamm davidth...@gmail.com wrote:
As a matter of dignity and manly pride I challenge you, Alex Lourie,
to open nautiluseditpreferencesbehaviorsingle click, for a week.
And after that week,
On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 12:07 AM, David Hamm davidth...@gmail.com wrote:
As a matter of dignity and manly pride I challenge you, Alex Lourie,
to open nautiluseditpreferencesbehaviorsingle click, for a week.
And after that week, comeback and complain!
btw. the whole freaking internet is
On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 14:20 -0700, Tyler Brainerd wrote:
Perhaps read the rest of the conversation and you will read all the
previous examples of difficulty with some functions.
You said impossible. Now suddenly it's difficulty.
It would help this list tremendously if everyone tried to be
On 14 May 2010 11:58, Conscious User consciousu...@aol.com wrote:
A valid point I got from a Mac user: Selecting the file to use quick
look is more often used than actually opening the file (because it is
quicker …). That would be a problem if we actually had quick look or
another kind of
On Fri, 2010-05-14 at 11:58 +0200, Conscious User wrote:
Again, I think some of you are giving *way* too much importance
to most used and treating it as if it meant the same as the
only one used.
Like way too often, this read is running in circles now. I would like to
suggest to just stop.
On May 14, 2010, at 4:00 AM, Thorsten Wilms t...@freenet.de wrote:
On Fri, 2010-05-14 at 11:58 +0200, Conscious User wrote:
Again, I think some of you are giving *way* too much importance
to most used and treating it as if it meant the same as the
only one used.
Like way too often, this
On 14/05/10 14:48, Tyler Brainerd wrote:
On May 14, 2010, at 4:00 AM, Thorsten Wilms t...@freenet.de wrote:
On Fri, 2010-05-14 at 11:58 +0200, Conscious User wrote:
Again, I think some of you are giving *way* too much importance
to most used and treating it as if it meant the same
On Wed, 2010-05-12 at 13:57 -0700, Tyler Brainerd wrote:
Agreement with Conscious user. To implement single clicks solves no
problem and creates a whole list of new ones.
The solves-no-problem part is simply not true.
For some people performing a double-click is hard. May it sound like a
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:29, Alex Lourie djay...@gmail.com wrote:
So how would a simple selection be solved? If I want to select a file or a
folder, I single-click on it.
If this behavior changes, then A LOT of people will have to change their
behavior.
So if changing this hurts more people
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Remco remc...@gmail.com wrote:
I think single click should not be default, but there is one way of
improving single selection in that mode: put a checkbox before each
file and folder. This also makes it easier to do multi selection in
any mode.
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On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Conscious User consciousu...@aol.comwrote:
In today's paradigm, the second selection works as the rename
function. So changing that to open would definitely
cause some relearning to have place.
On the other hand, it may make more sense to actually open
On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 11:18 +0200, Conscious User wrote:
I'm not talking about selecting an item first and then initiating
a drag. I'm talking about starting a drag *without wondering
whether you will activate the link or not*.
Well, both opening of files or folder in Nautilus with
On 13 May 2010 14:08, Thorsten Wilms wrote:
You would get rid of the pesky timing issue, but introduce state and
still require 2 clicks for the most common action (if opening is not the
most common action on files or folders, I would suggest something is
going wrong).
There will be (short)
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:07, Alex Lourie djay...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Remco remc...@gmail.com wrote:
I think single click should not be default, but there is one way of
improving single selection in that mode: put a checkbox before each
file and folder. This
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 14:48, Remco remc...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:07, Alex Lourie djay...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 1:02 PM, Remco remc...@gmail.com wrote:
I think single click should not be default, but there is one way of
improving single selection
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 14:17, Diego Moya turi...@gmail.com wrote:
On 13 May 2010 14:08, Thorsten Wilms wrote:
You would get rid of the pesky timing issue, but introduce state and
still require 2 clicks for the most common action (if opening is not the
most common action on files or
like somebody said on the xdg list... exposing hierarchical
filesystems in user space is the actual problem.
in German we would now say jetzt haben wir den salat, meaning we are
now exposed to increased communication entropy within the UI ;)
honestly, please name the use cases for file
You would get rid of the pesky timing issue, but introduce state and
still require 2 clicks for the most common action (if opening is not the
most common action on files or folders, I would suggest something is
going wrong).
I have nothing against making the common action easy. The problem
note: checkbox appears on mouse-over.
this behaviour works best, if all thumbs are of the same size and
muscle memory is honored by the checkbox position.
for those who want to test this behaviour live: try Dolphin, it's just
a command away:
$sudo apt-get install dolphin
Add a handle
What is the primary tool that the system provides to users to look at
their files? It may not be supposed to do it, but that does not matter
because it is done anyway.
I agree that a compromise with current ways should be reached, but
dismissing the entire matter because it is done anyway is
On 13 May 2010 17:08, Conscious User consciousu...@aol.com wrote:
What is the primary tool that the system provides to users to look at
their files? It may not be supposed to do it, but that does not matter
because it is done anyway.
I agree that a compromise with current ways should be
On 13 May 2010 17:08, Conscious User wrote:
are different things. Therefore, drag-n-drop also deserves
its mouseover handle, methinks...
Good idea!
On 13 May 2010 17:50, Jan-Christoph Borchardt wrote:
A mouseover handle: That’s more of a compromise. :) This could solve
the discoverability
On 13 May 2010 18:31, Diego Moyawrote:
I attach a quick-n-dirty mockup of a visual design for how this can be
suggested.
... and a second version with several files, one of them with the mouseover.
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On 13 May 2010 18:42, Frederik Nnaji wrote:
pretty!
where would you now place the checkbox for multiple selection?
Oops! I forgot about that feature :-)
Maybe a pin icon at the top of the handle, instead of a checkbox?
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Maybe a pin icon at the top of the handle, instead of a checkbox?
I like the checkbox better, it has more of a human feel. I also added
the handle on the opposite side for more balance.
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On 13 May 2010 19:36, Diego Moya wrote:
On 13 May 2010 18:42, Frederik Nnaji wrote:
pretty!
where would you now place the checkbox for multiple selection?
Oops! I forgot about that feature :-)
Maybe a pin icon at the top of the handle, instead of a checkbox?
... like this one. (Though it's
Anyone else feel like seeing avatar again? In all honesty single
clicking isn't something that should be brushed off.
For the short term I would copy windows7 to the T.
Hovering over and icon selects it.
For the long run I would consider making it default; with touch in mind.
Normally single
Good usability does not mean we aim for the lowest possible denominator, it
means we find the most usable possibility. in the current icon mode of
layout, simply switching to single clicking is going to make other functions
impossible, not easier. my point was simple that it creates many other
I'm curious to how pure this discussion is. Is the aim of Ayatana simply
to provide the most intuitive design ever, or does it take into account how
things are done in Windows and Mac and make reservation for it?
Single-click to open is the reason I immediately dismissed Mepis in 2005 and
ended
On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 13:02 -0700, Tyler Brainerd wrote:
Good usability does not mean we aim for the lowest possible
denominator, it means we find the most usable possibility.
This sentence seems to be devoid of actual sense.
in the current icon mode of layout, simply switching to single
On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 16:34 +0200, Conscious User wrote:
honestly, please name the use cases for file operations.
i want to see thumbs for photos, not filenames.
i want to read metadata (artist, album, title, artwork) for songs.
I thought long and hard about the use cases for wanting to
On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 14:36 +0200, Frederik Nnaji wrote:
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 12:02, Remco remc...@gmail.com wrote:
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 11:29, Alex Lourie djay...@gmail.com
wrote:
So how would a simple selection be solved? If I want to
select a file or
How in the world is highlight selecting folders for copying or moving
supposed to be easier on the user?
Further, what I said was in the curren icon mode as in, if we are going to
do this, we have to rethink everything about it, not just changing open to a
single click. As in, we have to rethink
On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 15:26 -0700, Tyler Brainerd wrote:
How in the world is highlight selecting folders for copying or moving
supposed to be easier on the user?
I never said selecting a folder for copying or moving would be easier.
In fact, I said the methods for doing so (some of them)
On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 20:18 -0400, Sohail Mirza wrote:
Changing learnt behaviours is easier said than done!
I agree.
A cost of this change is the frustration of users who are accustomed
to Windows' default behaviour at their workplace, or at home. This is
potentially a level of frustration
I'm sorry if I misunderstood your position. Thanks for the clarification.
:)
On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 8:35 PM, Luke Morton
luke.mor...@internode.on.netwrote:
On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 20:18 -0400, Sohail Mirza wrote:
Changing learnt behaviours is easier said than done!
I agree.
A cost of
What about that? Are there any plans already to default to single
click for opening files and folders in Ubuntu?
It is way more intuitive to open with just a single click and have the
modifier for the less frequent use-case of selecting (multiple)
elements.
Launcher icons are also activated by
Le mercredi 12 mai 2010 à 15:00 +0200, Jan-Christoph Borchardt a écrit :
What about that? Are there any plans already to default to single
click for opening files and folders in Ubuntu?
It is way more intuitive to open with just a single click and have the
modifier for the less frequent
On 12 May 2010 15:23, Conscious User consciousu...@aol.com wrote:
I am strongly against this. I believe single-click usually works for
the web because usually most possible actions for an hyperlink are,
at the end of the day, variations of open: open in another window,
open in another tab,
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 21:18, Jan-Christoph Borchardt
inqu...@googlemail.com wrote:
I must say I very much like how KDE / Dolphin handles
that (shows a plus sign on hover, although it is a bit distracting).
yeah, indicating the possibility of drag on click, either when the
appropiate
You are completely right, there is a semantic difference. But I wonder
if (have hard times believing) that this is recognizable by or even
relevant to users.
In my opinion, this is recognizable whenever the user does to files
or folders something he does not do to launchers, like deleting or
Agreement with Conscious user. To implement single clicks solves no problem
and creates a whole list of new ones.
On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 1:40 PM, Conscious User consciousu...@aol.comwrote:
You are completely right, there is a semantic difference. But I wonder
if (have hard times believing)
I like this idea. Double-clicking is an unnecessary gesture since we
have multiple buttons (or Simulated Secondary Click in the
Accessibilty tab of the Mouse Preferences). It confuses novice users and
is an accessibility issue for motor impaired users.
Both these sets of users would benefit from
Hey all,
I completely missed this thread so sorry if im going over anything
someone else said. I like the idea of switching from double click but
we'll have to handle when people double click so we dont open multiple
instances when people expect the previous behaviour. Other than that id
agree
On 13 May 2010 01:39, Luke Morton luke.mor...@internode.on.net wrote:
I like this idea. Double-clicking is an unnecessary gesture since we
have multiple buttons (or Simulated Secondary Click in the
Accessibilty tab of the Mouse Preferences). It confuses novice users and
is an accessibility
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