Hover with payload = click? (Re: [PATCH] Spring loading folder behaviour)

[Roger Larsson]

On Thursday 20 May 2004 23.20, Kévin 'ervin' Ottens wrote:
> David Faure a dit :
> > What is "spring loading folder"?
>
> I knew I've forgotten something... Sorry!
>
> > Is that the feature where hovering on top of a folder during a
> > drag-and-drop operation opens that folder?
>
> It's exactly this. Hold something on top of a folder during
> drag'n'drop and it opens the folder.
>

IMHO this should be the default action for hover with payload over
any target (i.e. the same as [left] click)

This should be handled on a higher level in KDE application framework -
maybe a new signal "hover" that defaults to "click" if not matched?
Some objects could override it - but I do not think that it will be
that many.

hover(no drag) -> tool tips
hover(payload) -> click

Example on how it could be used in konqueror:
    hover with payload
	 on folder -> open it
	 on file -> open file (later drop payload there)
	 on up -> open parent to allow "copy to parent"
	 on back -> open previous to allow "copy to previous"
	 on home -> open home to allow "copy to home"
	 on stop -> to escape a previous action
	 on navigation panel icon -> open navigation panel for quick further
							 navigation.
	...
	
/RogerL

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Roger Larsson
Skellefteå
Sweden