Bug 164240

Summary:	Selecting icons on desktop by drawing boundaries with mouse cursor
Product:	[Plasma] plasma4	Reporter:	Wojciech Potentas <potentator>
Component:	general	Assignee:	Plasma Bugs List <plasma-bugs>
Status:	RESOLVED DOWNSTREAM
Severity:	wishlist
Priority:	NOR
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Platform:	Ubuntu
OS:	Linux
Latest Commit:		Version Fixed In:

Description Wojciech Potentas 2008-06-16 19:29:00 UTC

Version:            (using KDE 4.0.3)
Installed from:    Ubuntu Packages
Compiler:          gcc version 4.2.3 (Ubuntu 4.2.3-2ubuntu7)  x86_64-linux-gnu 
OS:                Linux

If selecting of icons by rectangle was legally restricted, it can be omitted by selecting icons by drawing a curved boundary, like with a brush, around them. When the drawn figure close, all icons in it are marked/selected. If there are no legal patents around this or normal method it can be added as an option in window behavior setting. E. g. for people who likes original ways to use their computers.

Comment 1 Aaron J. Seigo 2008-06-16 19:59:59 UTC

while very painful with a mouse, this actually makes sense for stylus based devices.

Comment 2 Nate Graham 2018-06-08 20:36:22 UTC

Hello!

This feature request was filed for KDE Plasma 4, which reached end-of-support status in August 2015. KDE Plasma 5's desktop shell has been almost completely rewritten for better performance and usability, so it is likely that this feature request is already implemented in Plasma 5, or is no longer applicable.

Accordingly, we hope you understand why we must close this feature request. If the requested feature is still desired but not implemented in KDE Plasma 5.12 or later, please feel free to open a new ticket in the "plasmashell" product after reading https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved/Bug_Reporting

If you would like to get involved in KDE's bug triaging effort so that future mass bug closes like this are less likely, please read https://community.kde.org/Get_Involved#Bug_Triaging

Thanks for your understanding!

Nate Graham