[Geany] [Geany-devel] Incompatible UI change, removal of actions from ctrl-click

[Lex Trotman]

On 29 May 2012 02:45, Dimitar Zhekov <dimitar.zhekov at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Fri, 25 May 2012 17:25:19 +0200
> Colomban Wendling <lists.ban at herbesfolles.org> wrote:
>
>> I also think that if we want to keep a mouse binding for "go to tag", we
>> could choose something less common -- Ctrl+Alt, Super, whatever uncommon
>> modifier.  Do we want to keep one?
>
> Maybe Alt+Click under *nix, and either Alt+ or Ctrl+ Click under
> Windows, depending on which modifier does rectangle selection. In my WM
> Alt+Click triggers move window, but after a short timeout.

As you say alt+click is used by window managers so thats not
appropriate (even if it has a timeout, hesitation will cause different
behavior).

IMHO no Geany function is *so* important that it should be exclusively
bound to mouse clicks, potentially blocking something else, so I don't
think we should keep such a binding.


>
>> Finally, although it's probably obvious, the multi-select feature should
>> have a keybinding.
>
> Cursor movement clears at least the primary selection, and multicursors
> clears all selections on arrow. Since the keyboard navigation is
> problematic, I'm not sure how useful a keybinding will be.

The HIG defines ctrl-<cursor key> to move the cursor without modifying
the selection, but unfortunately Scintilla binds these to move by word
:(  If that was fixed it would work ok.

>
> --
>
> On Fri, 25 May 2012 20:50:41 +0200
> Colomban Wendling <lists.ban at herbesfolles.org> wrote:
>
>> IMO Replace and Toggle Case must be updated to work properly.
>
> On Sat, 26 May 2012 10:59:46 +1000
> Lex Trotman <elextr at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Just document them to only work on single selection would be ok.
>
> Or block them for now if multiply selections exist?
> SCI_GETSELECTIONS.

Maybe, but then how do you tell the user? dialog? etc IMHO it gets too
much code for too little return.

>
>> "Rectangular selections are handled as multiple selections although
>> the original rectangular range is remembered so that subsequent
>> operations may be handled differently for rectangular selections. For
>> example, pasting a rectangular selection places each piece in a
>> vertical column." from Scintilla.
>>
>> Doesn't say how its "remembered" though.
>
> IIRC, the main (stream) and rectangular selections are stored as caret
> position + anchor position + caret virtual space + anchor virtual
> space, similar to ScintillaDoc.html#SelectionAndInformation api-s.

Maybe I'm having a bad day, but how does that tell us it is
rectangular vs multiple?

Cheers
Lex