[Thunar-dev] Minor things part $PREVIOUS++

[Aaron]

is there any way to save the location of the cursor, so nothigns
selected, but a left button, would highlight the next logical file?
seems like it would please both groups

On 3/14/06, Sebastian <daeluin at skizzers.org> wrote:
> Harold Aling wrote:
> > Benedikt Meurer wrote:
> >
> >>Harold Aling wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>I know what the alternatives are, but when browsing through a bunch of
> >>>files, I delete them one at a time. This is how I do it for years now in
> >>>Explorer. Detailed list, arrow keys and page down/up to go down/up the
> >>>list and then hit delete when I want to delete a file.
> >>>
> >>>It isn't that I don't want to comply with the default behavior of
> >>>ExoIconView, this is how I feel it should be implemented because it's
> >>>the natural way to behave... Even my girlfriend found the current
> >>>behavior a bit awkward, and she is more of a mouse-type.
> >>>
> >>>It can't be that I'm the only one who thinks this should be the default
> >>>behavior? Or am I?
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>GtkTreeView has a different behavior. I want ExoIconView to match the
> >>GtkTreeView behavior as close as possible. Else you'd have different
> >>behavior in detailed list view and icon view.
> >>
> >>
> > Ah, that's too bad then... I won't bother you with it again, I only use
> > the icon view as a thumbnail viewer so I didn't notice the same
> > behavior...  Some day I might be able to patch my own Thunar to get this
> > 'select next item on delete' thing...
> >
> > Until then, I'll try to select multiple files when sorting out a
> > directory (and hoping not to lose the selection premature)...
> >
> > Thanx anyway,
> >
> > Harold.
> >
> I would have to agree with Harold here. Say you're browsing through a
> folder full of lots of content, maintaining a collection of something
> large. You decided to delete something, and then wish to continue
> browsing from where you left off. Yet now your position has been reset
> and you have to start back at the beginning or awkwardly use the mouse
> to reselect your place again.
>
> Sure the alternative is to select multiple files, yet without
> considering that it's easy to miss-click and loose 30 some selected
> files, what if you want to open on of the files to further investigate
> its contents. Do this and you lose your selection. Delete the selection
> and your place gets reset and you must avoid using arrow keys or you'll
> have to refind your place.
>
> I'd say while using keyboard and mouse together this isn't so bad, but
> it makes using the keyboard by itself inefficient.
>
> That's my opinion, for what it's worth.
> Sebastian
>
>
> >>
> >>
> >>>-H-
> >>>
> >>>
> >>
> >>Benedikt
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