[BUG?] - Ctrl-Left click on other panel selects TWO files

[chandragor]

Try this:

1) single click on any file in a file panel
2) Ctrl-left click any file on the other file panel

Now you have TWO files selected on the second panel, the one you clicked in step 2 and the one on which the cursor were before.

I don't now if this is a bug or not, but one can miss it if he has a long list of files and the two selected files are not both visible at the same time.

I'm using TC 6.54a.

[XPEHOPE3KA]

Usually I get much more files selected. It selects from that file cursor was on to that file I just have clicked. (All between become selected too).

But sometimes I can confirm that behaviour: e.g. when I get rid of the selection with ctrl+Num- (on each panel - to be sure) BEFORE testing this bug.
TC6.55pb1.

[Sheepdog]

Usually I get much more files selected. It selects from that file cursor was on to that file I just have clicked. (All between become selected too).

That is what shift-leftclick does.

sheepdog

[XPEHOPE3KA]

Oops, wasn't looking at the keyboard

Yes, bug confirmed now.

[Lefteous]

If there would be something like a inactive cursor the behavior would be okay...

[StickyNomad]

2Lefteous

Yeah, an inactive cursor really would be nice.

[WatchUer]

If there would be something like a inactive cursor the behavior would be okay...

Yes, there should be a inactive cursor!

[XPEHOPE3KA]

That inactive cursor will confuse most users. For now to see whether a panel is active I look for cursor
And the panel header is disableable AFAIK, so having two cursors at a time will be confusing UNLESS there would be colour differentiation of active/inactive & home/remote panels.
I vote for implementig all these THREE requests.

[Lefteous]

2XPEHOPE3KA

That inactive cursor will confuse most users.

How do you know this
Look at the inactive cursor in Explorer. No confusion at all - the opposite is true.

For now to see whether a panel is active I look for cursor

It can be a hint but it's not reliable because the cursor can be scrolled out. So you really scroll until you found the cursor?

And the panel header is disableable AFAIK

It's quite silly to do this.

[XPEHOPE3KA]

2Lefteous

How do you know this

What is cursor? Normally it is a rectangle over a panel entry. How do you want inactive cursor to be like? Like another rectangle? Of specifiable colour?
By default the cursor is black. When there would be an inactive cursor what colour should it be? Not black, because one may easily confuse it with the real one. Not grey (and the like light colours) because it can be indistinguishable on the white background. Not any bright colour, because bright will always attract people more than black (so inactive cursor will be more attractive than active ).
The only thing is left: the active cursor shouldn't be black by default. It should be bright to attract. What colour should be inactive cursor then? Not black, because the active cursor used to be black...

These are all questions of choice & I doubt that alpha-testers at beta forum (:)) will choose most comfortable colouring.


Actually, what do you think of this, Lefteous?

UNLESS there would be colour differentiation of active/inactive & home/remote panels.

[Hacker]

Lefteous,

It's quite silly to do this.

I disagree.

Roman

[XPEHOPE3KA]

Hacker

I disagree.

Why?

[Hacker]

Why not?

Roman

[Lefteous]

2Hacker
The answer is in the post above. You cannot see which is the active side in all cases because the cursor can be out of view.
In addition you cannot see the current paths.
Thanks for your detailed arguments

2XPEHOPE3KA

What is cursor? Normally it is a rectangle over a panel entry.

That's a quite technical definition. A cursor in a list is something visual which indicates the current position. I'm using the inverted cursor.

How do you want inactive cursor to be like? Like another rectangle? Of specifiable colour?
By default the cursor is black. When there would be an inactive cursor what colour should it be? Not black, because one may easily confuse it with the real one. Not grey (and the like light colours) because it can be indistinguishable on the white background. Not any bright colour, because bright will always attract people more than black (so inactive cursor will be more attractive than active Confused).
The only thing is left: the active cursor shouldn't be black by default. It should be bright to attract. What colour should be inactive cursor then? Not black, because the active cursor used to be black...

Well start Explorer and test if you think the inactive cursor is confusing.

To make it clear: It doesn't make sense to discuss about inactive cursor or not because there actually is an inactive cursor. It's just not visible.

These are all questions of choice & I doubt that alpha-testers at beta forum (Smile) will choose most comfortable colouring.

Well as you don't have any clue what is going on in the beta forum you shouldn't make any speculations. Just a subtle hint: The need for a good inactive cursor colors will not be decreased in TC 7...
Of course any color must be customizable but there must also be an appropriate default color for each element.

Actually, what do you think of this, Lefteous?

I'll answer in the other thread someday.

[Hacker]

Lefteous,

The answer is in the post above.

the cursor can be scrolled out

It's quite silly to do that.

Roman