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List:       kopete-devel
Subject:    Re: [kopete-devel] Re: Proposal for contact dragging
From:       Matt Rogers <mattr () kde ! org>
Date:       2005-01-11 20:53:59
Message-ID: 200501111453.59203.mattr () kde ! org
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On Tuesday 11 January 2005 02:39 pm, Aaron J. Seigo wrote:
> On Tuesday 11 January 2005 11:56, Jason Keirstead wrote:
> > That is irrelevant to this issue. Whether there is one contact or 10, the
> > issue is still that dragging an LVI from one point causes a different
> > behavior than at another point, and also, because of the small distance
> > required to initiate the drag it is easy to do by mistake even if you
> > know that to be the case.
>
> aaah.. now i remember the issue... yes... a distinct action should be made
> for dragging these ... MMB drag is so ugly, but as you say it's already
> been claimed as "the other drag", and virtually all the other options have
> other established meanings (right click, modifier + left click...)
>
> p.s. i'm on the list these days, so you don't have to CC me. unless it
> makes you feel happier to do so =)

What about showing a popup menu a la konqueror? Previous mails on some list 
(usability?) already made clear that dragging with MMB like in kicker is 
highly non-obvious for most people and nobody is going to find that out on 
their own. 

Matt

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