adding to kde user interface guidelines

Eva Brucherseifer eva at kde.org
Fri Mar 26 08:41:46 GMT 2004


Am Samstag, 20. März 2004 18:20 schrieb Leo Savernik:
> Am Samstag 20 März 2004 16:53 schrieb Anders Lund:
> > On Saturday 20 March 2004 14:27, Leo Savernik wrote:
> > > Hello,
> > >
> > >
> > > [1] http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-usability&m=107956211618440&w=2
> > > [2] http://lists.kde.org/?l=kde-usability&m=107976097210070&w=2
> >
> > That would be a nice addition -- what about adding a guideline for
> > CTRL|SHIFT (copy/move) dragging as well?
>
> How about this mini-proposal?

It's great someone is taking the initiative. Just yesterday I wondered why I 
can D&D a text from kmail composer, but not from kmail reader... should be 
the same behaviour, should it?

>
> Ctrl+drag: Insert copy of dragged selection at release point.
>
> Shift+drag: Move dragged selection to release point. No action if selection
> is read only.
>
> Drag: Move if selection is writeable. Copy if selection is read only.

I don't think the standard user is really aware of wether a selection is 
writeable or read only. Better choose a consistent behaviour (copy only?). 
In my understanding/experience d&d copies things. Moving is somewhat 
destructive, so better make it more complicated to achieve it.

Greetings,
eva

>
> > -anders
>
> mfg
> 	Leo




More information about the kde-core-devel mailing list