From kmail-devel Tue Apr 30 13:51:43 2002 From: David Bishop Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2002 13:51:43 +0000 To: kmail-devel Subject: Re: kdenetwork/kmail X-MARC-Message: https://marc.info/?l=kmail-devel&m=102017484831187 > > Well, if you are bent on doing it Ingo's way, at least reverse it. > > The windows and mac method (using their respective fm's) is that a > > normal LMB-drag results in whatever makes sense (move within the same > > fs, copy across fs's) while a ctrl-LMB-drag popup's up the dialogue > > (copy/move/etc). While I'm not here to argue which way is "better", > > at least we would be consistent. > > That's exactly the argument I waited for. Here's what I have to say > about this: > The don't-show-a-popup method is what causes people trouble. Therefore > we shouldn't copy it. Most normal users don't know anything about > ctrl-LMB-drag. They only use LMB-drag. And because there is no popup in > this case it happens that those users unintentionally move files (or > emails) to other folders without noticing. (I already wrote this > earlier.) This isn't just an academic argument, it really happens. It > happened to my uncle with the Windows Explorer (he moved an important > file somewhere else and I had to find it and move it back) and it > happened to my mum with the Netscape Messenger (again I had to help > out). A popup menu would have most likely prevented those unintentional > dnd operations. > > In your last sentence you say "we would be consistent [with windows and > mac]". I think being consistent with the rest of KDE is slightly more > important. Don't you think? > > Last but not least, I'd like to note that I also hate the popup because > it interrupts my work flow. Therefore I came up with the best solution > _I_ could think of. > > Regards, > Ingo Well, *I'm* convinced* :-) *Let it never be said that I am pig-headed... -- D.A.Bishop _______________________________________________ KMail Developers mailing list kmail@mail.kde.org http://mail.kde.org/mailman/listinfo/kmail