Re: [Usability] triple mouse click behavior

[Maurizio Colucci <seguso forever tin it>]

On Wednesday 18 February 2004 23:24, John F Dixon Iv wrote:
> Please correct me if i am wrong, but in most/all applications triple
> clicking on text selects the entire line, correct? (I haven't really
> examined this issue deeply) I don't know for whom or why this is useful.
> If someone could provide an example, i would love to hear it, i am
> genuinely interested. Personally, i rarely, if ever use it. On the other
> hand, when using word processors for example, i frequently cut and paste
> individual sentences to move them around inside my documents. What would
> be the pros and cons of making triple mouse clicks select an entire
> sentence for some applications such as word processors? Personally, i
> think this would be a great improvement. Selecting a sentence is
> relatively hard because it requires such fine motor coordination
> especially if you want to select the punctuation and white space exactly.

IMO, triple clicking is a bad idea. Many users would never discover that 
feature, like they don't discover it in MSWord.

A toolbar button for selecting the entire sentence is much more intuitive, and 
also easier to use.