Re: Window position

[Steve Fryatt]

On 8 Apr, Dave Symes wrote in message
<5629643029d...@triffid.co.uk>:

> In article ,
>Jim Nagel  wrote:
>
> > After posting that, I thot:  Adjust-doubleclick would be even nicer (all
> > with one hand), if such a thing is allowed in such a situation.
> 
> Adjust double click opens a child/subdirectory and closes the
> parent/directory in one action.

However, given that NetSurf uses an Adjust click for something more than
changing the selected state of the object under the pointer, adding a
different action to Adjust double-click is likely to be problematic from a
technical point of view because RISC OS won't allow the two actions to be
differentiated.

RISC OS sends a single click, followed shortly after by a double-click --
exactly what's required for a selection model like the Filer's.

-- 
Steve Fryatt - Leeds, England

http://www.stevefryatt.org.uk/

Re: Window position

[Dave Symes]

In article ,
   Jim Nagel  wrote:
> Tim Hill  wrote on 7 Apr:

> > In article <30d0062956@abbeypress.net>,
> >Jim Nagel  wrote:
> >> Or maybe a new trick such as Shift-Adjust-click could open the new
> >> window *behind* the one I click in.  (Perhaps this is comparable to
> >> the likes of Firefox, where you can configure whether opening a new
> >> tab puts you immediately into the new tab or lets you remain in the
> >> present one, in my case the list of search results.)

> > Shift/Adjust seems to be in use. Ctrl/Adjust seems unused.

> After posting that, I thot:  Adjust-doubleclick would be even nicer 
> (all with one hand), if such a thing is allowed in such a situation.

Adjust double click opens a child/subdirectory and closes the
parent/directory in one action.

D.

-- 

Re: Window position

[Tim Hill]

In article <30d0062956@abbeypress.net>,
   Jim Nagel  wrote:
> Or maybe a new trick such as Shift-Adjust-click could open the new 
> window *behind* the one I click in.  (Perhaps this is comparable to 
> the likes of Firefox, where you can configure whether opening a new 
> tab puts you immediately into the new tab or lets you remain in the 
> present one, in my case the list of search results.)

Shift/Adjust seems to be in use. Ctrl/Adjust seems unused.

-- 

Tim Hill

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Re: Window position

[Jim Nagel]

Richard Porter  wrote on 6 Apr:
> I can't see the point of 'Stagger window position' being on ...

So often I wish that the "stagger" behaviour would behave more 
helpfully, when I have a page of search results and want to follow 
several of them.

 Adjust-click the first result -- a new Netsurf page opens, 
 covering the results page.  Bring it to the front.
 
 Adjust-click the second result -- a new Netsurf page opens, 
 covering the results page.  Bring it to the front.
 
 Etc.

Perhaps if stagger were configurable, the new pages could open far 
enough to the right so that enough of the list of results remains 
visible for the next Adjust-click.

Or maybe a new trick such as Shift-Adjust-click could open the new 
window *behind* the one I click in.  (Perhaps this is comparable to 
the likes of Firefox, where you can configure whether opening a new 
tab puts you immediately into the new tab or lets you remain in the 
present one, in my case the list of search results.)



-- 
Jim Nagelwww.archivemag.co.uk
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Re: Window position

[Richard Porter]

On 6 Apr 2017 I  wrote:

> It doesn't work like that. You can open a window in the default
> position, close it and open another window. This gets staggered up or
> down even if there's no window to stagger it from.

I think I've now sussed it. With Stagger off and Copy on it does what 
I want. If a link is opened in a new window then the new window is 
vertically offset from the parent window, otherwise a new window 
that's opened from the icon bar or by double-clicking an html file 
opens in the default position.

I can't see the point of 'Stagger window position' being on but it 
doesn't matter.

-- 
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t: @westernexplorer mailto:r...@minijem.plus.com
I don't want a "user experience" - I just want stuff that works.

Window position

[Richard Porter]

After a bit of fiddling I got the default window position to where I 
want it - full width, just below the menu bar at the top and just 
above the icon bar at the bottom. I've ticked 'Stagger window 
position'.

This is fine when you first run NetSurf but I would expect NetSurf to 
use the default position whenever the first window is opened 
regardless of what went before (i.e. no other windows are open).

It doesn't work like that. You can open a window in the default 
position, close it and open another window. This gets staggered up or 
down even if there's no window to stagger it from.

I feel a bug report coming on, although it's really only a design 
oversight. In the mean time I might be better off with 'stagger 
windows' disabled.

-- 
Richard Porter  http://www.minijem.plus.com/
t: @westernexplorer mailto:r...@minijem.plus.com
I don't want a "user experience" - I just want stuff that works.