If you select some files in a result-list and then left-click on a file not in the selected list, the new file is selected. This is expected behaviour.
But if you select some files in a result-list and then right-click on a file not in the selected list, the formerly selected files stay selected. If then you choose something from the context-menu, it isn't applied to the file you did the right-click on, but on the files that where selected before.
Maybe this is not a bug but a feature to prevent people from destroying their selection when right-clicking outside the list. But other application always change selection, either when a left- or a right-click is done outside the list (one - not good, but maybe representative - application is the file-explorer in windows).
For me it's annoying, as I often forget to destroy a selection manually by left-clicking outside of it and so use the context-menu on a formerly selected list instead of on the file I want it to be used on.
Maybe you can tell me, if this behaviour is intended or if it is really a bug? And if it is intended, what are the reasons for that?
Thanks in advance, great program!
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Last edited by calvini on Mon Nov 05, 2007 11:34 am, edited 1 time in total.
Any hope for changing the behaviour even if I am the only one recognizing it?
Another argument: If a single file is selected, focus is changed with right-click.
And another suggestion related to this topic: After the context-menu is opened via right-click, you must left-click somewhere else to close it (right-click doesn't do anything). Expected behaviour (at least for me ) would be: When context-menu is open and another right-click is applied to any entry in the file-list, context-menu for that entry should pop up.
I've added a poll for the question, maybe this would lead to some expressions of opinion, hope this is okay for you?
Another argument: If a single file is selected, focus is changed with right-click.
And another suggestion related to this topic: After the context-menu is opened via right-click, you must left-click somewhere else to close it (right-click doesn't do anything). Expected behaviour (at least for me ) would be: When context-menu is open and another right-click is applied to any entry in the file-list, context-menu for that entry should pop up.
I've added a poll for the question, maybe this would lead to some expressions of opinion, hope this is okay for you?