[plug] UI idea

[Craig Foster]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au 
> [mailto:plug-bounces at plug.linux.org.au] On Behalf Of 
> rpowersau at gmail.com
> Sent: Monday, 20 December 2004 4:24 PM
> To: plug at plug.linux.org.au; Senectus .
> Subject: Re: [plug] UI idea
> 
> On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:14:07 +0800, Senectus . 
> <senectus at gmail.com> wrote:
> > On Mon, 20 Dec 2004 15:10:19 +0800, rpowersau at gmail.com 
> > <rpowersau at gmail.com> wrote:
> > > 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.
> > I think what he's trying to point out is that its easy to stuff up 
> > your selection using that method..
> 
> How is ctrl clicking on a file any harder than clicking on a 
> little tick box? How is it easy to stuff up?
> 
> >and if you had a "semi static" way
> > to select all the unselected "some" that was a little less easy to  
> >"fumble" then the tick box idea would be neat.. I actually 
> agree.. and  
> >you'd set it up so that the ticks wipe themselves away when 
> you close  
> >the window...
> 
> I'm very confused. That's exactly how ctrl click works. How 
> is that easy to fumble? Wouldn't it be easier for someone 
> less skilled with computers to hit the file rather than a 
> little tick box?
> 
> I must be missing something here?  Off on my own little tangent. :-)
> --
> Regards,
> Russ

All it takes is one mistimed no-ctrl click, and all your selections are
lost. :P
We've *all* done something like that before, most just forget because the
list was so small...

Me? Midnight Commander for Linux, Norton Commander for DOS (yep still have
it on 1.44MB floppies), and Servant Salamander for Windows.
They may not be the same program, but they're all key-for-key equivilent

CraigF.