[Thunar-dev] Classic UI

Erik Harrison erikharrison at gmail.com
Wed Mar 16 16:54:15 CET 2005


On Wed, 16 Mar 2005 16:46:38 +0100, Jasper Huijsmans <jasper at xfce.org> wrote:
> Benedikt Meurer wrote:
> > Benedikt Meurer wrote:
> >
> >>> Anyways, I found a bug in the code I just posted. (forgot to
> >>> de-select things with the middle click) This should work:
> >>>
> >>> [snip]
> >>
> >>
> >> Applied your code with a few modifications.
> >
> >
> > Hm, while testing this feature, I think the "middle-click opens new
> > window" should also be a double-click to make it consistent. Don't you
> > think so?
> >
> 
> Middle click is already difficult (when it is also a scrollwheel),
> double middle-click is too much to ask I think.

Yeah, but single middle click relates to the link metaphor, while
double click is an object metaphor.

Really, both suck (one for cognitive, one for hardware reasons), but I
prefer middle click. Mice change. Rapidly as a matter of fact.

> 
> Although we should probably provide Ctrl-Click or Ctrl-Alt-Click
> equivalents anyway for users of certain systems that provide only mouse
> button and for general accessibility.

This I can get behind

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