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List:       kde-core-devel
Subject:    Re: iconview bug or feature ? (was: RE: konqy issues (22.02.2000))
From:       Reginald Stadlbauer <reggie () troll ! no>
Date:       2000-02-28 12:31:10
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On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, David Faure wrote:
> On Tue, Feb 29, 2000 at 01:22:34PM +0100, Reginald Stadlbauer wrote:
> > On Mon, 28 Feb 2000, aleXXX wrote:
> > > On Fre, 25 Feb 2000, Reginald Stadlbauer wrote:
> > > > On Fri, 25 Feb 2000, David Faure wrote:
> > > > >> It would be nice if the "Select"-key (Space) would move the
> > > > >> focus (is it the right term ?) to the next file.
> > > > >> This way one can mark files by just keeping one key pressed.
> > > > >
> > > > >This is a feature request for QIconView, send it to Reggie.
> > > >
> > > > No, this won't go into QIconView - this is not a very common
> > > > behaviour (at least I haven't seen it anywhere yet, neither on
> > > > Windows nor on X). The way to do what you want is SHIFT+Cursor Keys.
> > > > If somebody thinks it would be good in KDE, you can implement it in
> > > > KIconView.
> > >
> > > Ahh, ok.
> > > Is it intended that the icons are selected if I enter them using
> > > shift+arrow and not when I leave them using shift+arrow ?
> > > Example:
> > > I have files: A B C D E,
> > > keyboard focus is on "B". I press shift+right, keyboard focus goes to
> > > "C", "C" is selected, "B" stays unselected.
> > > (qt-copy from 22.02.2000)
> >
> > Yes, that's how it should work. Space toggles selection of the current
> > item.
>
> Hmmm ? Shift+Right is not Space...

I know, that's why I said it. Shift+Some Direction toggles the the selection 
state of the _next_ current item (after it has been moved) without changing 
any other selection. Space toggles the selection state of the current item 
without moving it.

Clear enough? :-)

-- 
Reggie (reggie@troll.no)

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