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List:       kde-devel
Subject:    Re: End of the single vs. double click discussion
From:       Roberto Alsina <ralsina () unl ! edu ! ar>
Date:       1999-07-14 6:44:42
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On Tue, 13 Jul 1999, Bjoern.Kahl wrote:

> 
> On 12-Jul-99 Steffen Hansen wrote:
> > On Mon, 12 Jul 1999, Roberto Alsina wrote:
> > 
> >> > Btw, just for the records: not only kfm and the desktop use single
> >> > clicks, also
> >> > kmail does.
> >> 
> >> Ditto about krn.
> > 
> > And kdm.
> 
>   Hallo !
> 
>   I really wonder what is wrong with that.
> 
>   I have read most of this thread, but still don't know why it is
>   so difficult: 
> 
>   Singleclick selects something, doubleclick perfroms an action
>   on one (or more previously selected) item(s).
> 
>   When ever you have a button, you *select* that button (and its
>   option - of course) -> SC (closing a dialog, switch some thing
>   on or off ...).
> 
>   When ever you have one or more items (like files in kfm or
>   users in kdm) you may select an item (SC) or perform an 
>   action on it (DC) (e.g. in kdm it could be: SC: write username
>   in usernamefield, DC: try to log on, using current contents of
>   passwordfield)

What's the point of selecting one (and only one) file on kfm?

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