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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: modeless KFileDialog
From:       Emily Ezust <yoamwmvs () umail ! corel ! com>
Date:       2000-02-09 21:38:07
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Hi everyone,
Two weeks ago, Stephan was asking about the difference between
fileHighlighted and fileSelected, and I just noticed a good 
example of why we should have both. For files, I can't see a
difference, but I think we should distinguish between them for 
selecting directories.

Take KFD::getExistingDirectory(). Previously, if I clicked once
on a directory, it meant I was selecting it (unfortunately, this 
is called fileHighlight!), and if I double-clicked, it meant I 
was trying to go into the directory to find a different directory 
to select.

But now highlighting and moving is the same, so I have to move into 
a directory to select it. I think this might be a bit confusing to 
users. I liked the old behavior - it is more QFD-like, too...
What does everyone else think?

-Emily

Stephan Kulow wrote:
> 
> Hi!
> 
> In QFileDialog and in KFileDialog there are two
> signals: fileSelected and fileHighlighted. The
> documentation doesn't say much more than the function
> names ;)
> 
> The idea that fileHighlighted is emited when you
> click on the file and fileSelected is emited when
> you either double click, press return or press OK.
> 
> But with single click a click on the item should
> emit fileSelected and not fileHighlighted, right?
> So fileHighlighted is pointless in KFileDialog or
> do I see this wrong? How should it behave?
> 
> Greetings, Stephan
> 
> --
> It said Windows 95 or better, so in theory Linux should run it
>                                                 GeorgeH on /.

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