RE: Mouse actions

[bob kehs ksd org]

I like it. :)

Kevin Fox

On Sat, 6 Mar 1999, Guillermo S. Romero / unnamed / Familia Romero wrote:

> >left button does menu
> >middle button is configurable
> >right button is the context menu
> 
> <nitpicking>
> You mean one button for menu, other for context and another for direct /
> forced /fast action. Please do not use exact names (or say they are a
> example). Not flaming you, just trying to avoid the typical "I like middle"
> "No, left".
> </nitpicking> :]
> 
> >There also a menu or capplet for key excelerators 
> >      ALT  SHIFT  CTL
> >copy   X     0     0
> >move   0     X     0
> >link   0     0     X
> >So if you hold down alt when middle draging it forces copy, if you hold down
> >shift durring the drag it moves, or whatever you have configured.
> 
> Better than my initial idea. Your "force via key" or "use the alone setting"
> is really interesting.
> 
> Choose button-task relation:                 Things to do with fast button:
>                   1 2 3                       alone       alt  shift  ctrl
>      CML menu     X O O                         O   copy   O     O     X
>      Fast action  O X O       _ Left handed     O   move   O     X     O
>      Context menu O O X                         X   link   X     O     O
> 
> Looks nice. And I hope it is intuitive placed this way.
> Everybody will be able to do things in any reasonable way (I hope).
> 
> >I agree with the simple rules. In windows, I allways use right drag because
> >it propmts me. I can never be shure what it is doing with the left drag.
> 
> I try to use keys (c-c, c-v, c-x) or menus too.
> 
> Good idea the changing pointer. A small word would be enough (or 3 - 4
> letters if the languaje is really long). Icons too, but the word would be
> easy to understand: move, copy, link (Spanish mover, copiar, enlazar, just
> thinking how they will look here).
> Btw: the good reason is that user gets feedback, not that you could be using
> another user account (thats a bad habbit, and once you customize your
> environment it becomes a PITA for others).
> 
> Only Kevin says things? Theme closed (in which direction)?
> 
> GSR
>  
> 
> 
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