T9895: Improving single-click

[Ilya Bizyaev]

IlyaBizyaev added a comment.


I personally like single click so much that it's basically annoying me when I hear someone double-clicking with a mouse loudly nearby :)

One of the problems with single click, though, is that GTK apps still use double click, and when you use an app that relies on the GTK file dialog, you have to switch your mind to the double click perspective. This can be confusing to beginners who can't tell the framework by app's appearance.

Is it possible in theory to force GTK to conform to single click, too?

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To: IlyaBizyaev
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[Fabian Riethmayer]

fabianr added a comment.


You forgot the middle/wheel click as a forth option for selection. One of the drawbacks, if you middle click on a folder in dolphin it although opens the folder in a new tab. If you middle click on a file it gets selected.

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[Nathaniel Graham]

ngraham added a comment.

Post by Fabian Riethmayer
You forgot the middle/wheel click as a forth option for selection. One of the drawbacks, if you middle click on a folder in dolphin it although opens the folder in a new tab. If you middle click on a file it gets selected.

Heh, I didn't even know about that! Drawbacks would be:

- Not discoverable
- Inconsistent behavior between file and folder behavior
- Not possible on touch
- Difficult to impossible to do with a laptop touchpad (depending on the hardware and software)

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[Marijo Mustac]

mmustac added a comment.


Windows explorer has also a feature like this I think already since the XP era.

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When take a look at the ribbon toolbar we have actions like:

- Add to favorites / quick access
- Copy
- Paste
- Move
- Copy path
- Add link
- Move to ...
- Copy to ...
- Delete
- Rename

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- Open
- Edit
- Properties

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[Kai Uwe Broulik]

broulik added a comment.

Post by Marijo Mustac
Windows explorer has also a feature like this I think already since the XP era.

The toolbar in Windows 7 explorer is what inspired my Dolphin mockup :) I didn't want people adding random buttons like "Create New Folder" and "Show Hidden Files" in the toolbar but instead have a secondary contextual toolbar for the current view.

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