[plug] UI idea

[rpowersau at gmail.com]

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:03:56 +0800, Chris Caston <caston at arach.net.au> wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Today I had to help someone copy some mp3s to a CD. I realised that it
> really is quite a pain to select and drag only the files you want
> without dragging over the ones you don't want.
> 
> You usually need to mess around with control A and the shift and control
> keys which can be quite cumbersome.

What application? In konqueror file manager, just hold down the
control key and click on the files you want to select then drag them
all at the same time.

> 
> Has anyone ever considered having a check box next to each file? When
> you tick the check box file is selected. When you untick it the file is
> deselected. You could also have a "select all" button.
> 
> I think this would go well in Tree and List views such as in file
> managers and CD burning applications.
> 
> Any comments?
> 
> I'd like to suggest this to the KDE team at some stage.
> 
> regards,
> 
> Chris Caston
> 
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Regards,
Russ