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Subject:    [kde] simple / dble click
From:       Julien Olivier <julo () altern ! org>
Date:       2001-11-26 12:45:03
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Hi

I'm just wondering: why is "open on simple click" the default mouse behaviour 
?

I mean, it's not really easy for newbies to re-learn the way to use a mouse. 
I see lots of people who double-click on link on the Desktop and get two apps 
instead of one.
I know it seems obvious to you that, if there's a hand on a link, you just 
have to click once but that's not so obvious for everybody.

More over, it's far easier to select one/multiple files with double-click 
enabled. I still don't know how to do it without using my keyboard when using 
simple click.

Of course you'll say that 2ble click is windowish while simple click is more 
modern, more webish (hmm...). The fact is that double click is more 
convenient. I also know you'll say that it's customizable but I think that 
the default option is VERY important because in 90% of the cases, people 
don't change it.

One more thing, renaming a file by clicking on its name while it's selected 
is a very good idea. It should be enabled in KDE too.

Everything upper is just my opinion but I'm sure it's shared by lots of 
people.

-- 
Julien Olivier
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