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List:       kde-usability
Subject:    RE: Strange selection highlighting system in Konqueror
From:       ´ácek Kry¨tof <Krystof.Zacek () i ! cz>
Date:       2004-11-25 7:28:59
Message-ID: 9999CA1912E416428A03B319E6D084C8419F61 () DCB02 ! cb ! i ! cz
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Yes James, I have exactly the same experience. I think the KDE Usability guys should be concerned by \
this.

From the user's view there is no difference in importance between DELETE and ENTER. These are both \
operations which can be harmfull when used inapropriatelly. It is clear that users logically expect that \
operations will run on selections. The keyboard cursor appearing outside of the selection is just \
confusing.

Moreover, the ability to open multiple files can be  desirable in many cases. Currently it is impossible \
to do that in Konqueror.

I wonder what can I do more to promote this. Should a poll be held? Shall I file a bug report? Is some \
responsible person listening to this list?

Krystof

> -----Original Message-----
> From: James Ots [mailto:kde@jamesots.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 6:44 PM
> To: KDE Usability Project
> Subject: Re: Strange selection highlighting system in Konqueror
> 
> 
> I just did a test with a few of my housemates. I opened a 
> konqueror window on 
> a folder containing two files, ben.jpg and shannon.jpg. The 
> cursor was on 
> ben, while shannon was selected. I then asked which file 
> would open if I 
> pressed enter. After they'd seen which file opened, I then 
> asked them which 
> would open if I hit delete.
> 
> It wasn't a very scientific test - only three people. But two of them 
> initially said that shannon would open, and after seeing ben 
> open, decided 
> that ben would be deleted. The other said that ben would 
> open, and after 
> seeing that it did, assumed ben would also be deleted.
> 
> Now, it might be (and probably is) a bad thing to open a 
> whole folder of files 
> when one accidentally presses enter, but it's also a bad 
> thing to delete or 
> open the wrong (according to the user) file. My housemates 
> couldn't see why 
> enter is a special key and delete is not. (Neither can I for 
> that matter).
> 
> Could we maybe pop up a warning if enter is pressed when 
> multiple items are 
> selected?
> 
> -- 
> Cheers
> James Ots
> www.jamesots.com
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