Re: 1.3.x gtkentry UI enhancements[+patch]

[Havoc Pennington <hp redhat com>]

Jay Cox <jaycox gimp org> writes:
> 
> I have some modifications to the gtkentry widget I'd like to suggest that I think
> make it much more pleasant to use. [patch included]
> 
> Proposed improvements:
> 
> 	1. When hitting a L/R arrow key while text is selected move the
> 	cursor to either the start or end of the selection and deselect.
> 
> 	2. Allow the user to <shift> click to add to the selection.
> 
> 	3. Allow the user to easily select either the beginning or ending
> 	portion of the text by dragging the mouse vertically.
> 
> All of these features are standard in one or more other widget sets (mac, motif
> etc.)
> 
> I believe their usefulness to be self evident, but I can provide some
> logical backing if necessary :)
> 
> If these changes are accepted there are several other widgets that should have
> the same functionality added to them for consistency.
> 

Is this in Bugzilla and/or already applied?

Havoc