Re: Freeze break request

[Alexander Larsson <alexl redhat com>]

On Mon, 2011-04-04 at 14:33 +0200, Vincent Untz wrote:
> Hey,
> 
> Le mercredi 30 mars 2011, à 21:50 +0200, Alexander Larsson a écrit :
> > On Wed, 2011-03-30 at 15:50 -0400, Shaun McCance wrote:
> > > On Wed, 2011-03-30 at 21:32 +0200, Alexander Larsson wrote:
> > > > Yeah, that is probably a good idea. Do we mention this in the docs
> > > > anywhere else? (CC:ing docs list)
> > > 
> > > On a few pages, I'm sure. Let me make sure I have the proposal
> > > straight:
> > > 
> > > * In 3.0, make Del do nothing, Ctrl+Del deletes (moves to trash).
> > >   Shift+Del would still be the keybinding for permanent delete?
> > > 
> > > * In 3.2, Undo (Ctrl+Z?) will restore the file you just deleted.
> > >   It's just a quick shortcut, and the trash otherwise works as
> > >   it always has.
> > > 
> > > Is that right?
> > 
> > Yes, although undo is obviously more applicable than just for trash.
> 
> I know this has been approved and committed, but since I've always been
> told there's no stupid question...
> 
> If we add Undo in 3.2, do we still need to make the keybinding "more
> difficult" (ie, Ctrl+Del instead of Del) for 3.2? It sounds to me that
> it's not such a big deal anymore in that case.

We already have the trash, so if you know you accidentally trashes
something you can typically get it back (easier with the undo though).
However, sometimes you accidentally got the wrong focus, or hit the
delete key unknowingly, which is what this protects against.


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