Bug 82616 - Shift+click : select by rows, and not by retangle
Summary: Shift+click : select by rows, and not by retangle
Status: RESOLVED WORKSFORME
Alias: None
Product: konqueror
Classification: Applications
Component: general (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: unspecified Linux
: NOR normal
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Konqueror Developers
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Reported: 2004-06-01 02:32 UTC by Sebastien
Modified: 2008-05-10 17:24 UTC (History)
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Description Sebastien 2004-06-01 02:32:33 UTC
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.2.1KDE 1.2)

Go to a directory with several folders or files.
Let say that one :

a b c d e f
g h i j k l
m n o p q r
s t

Then focus a first item (c) :

a b*c*d e f
g h i j k l
m n o p q r
s t

And press Shift+KeyDown and then Shift+KeyRight :

a b*c*d*e*f*
g*h*i*j*k l
m n o p q r
s t

Items c to j are selected.
Normal and expected !

Now, unselect all and click c (as before) :

a b*c*d e f
g h i j k l
m n o p q r
s t

Press Shift and CLICK item j.
What's up ?
A RECTANGLE (c,d,i,j) is selected :

a b*c*d*e f
g h*i*j*k l
m n o p q r
s t

1/ It's not consistent with keyboard Shift selection.
2/ BUT it's also not expected at all !!!
3/ Because if we want to select contigus files it is because they are alphabetically sorted (or another sort) : so we want also to select items e, f, g and h. And because if we resize the window, select a rectangle from c will select other items : no logical reasonment in that.
4/ If we want a rectangle, we can click an empty space little more on top and more on left of item c and drag a rectangle until j.

That's all.
I hope I'm understanded with the "pictures" :-)
Comment 1 Jakob Petsovits 2005-01-20 12:20:34 UTC
I'm wondering why this bug hasn't got any votes.
Bump! That's a serious usability issue.
Comment 2 Michael Pyne 2005-10-10 23:22:35 UTC
I agree but I'm not touching icon views with a 10-foot pole. :(
Comment 3 Marijn Schouten 2006-04-18 19:33:31 UTC
this is a duplicate of Bug 59228
Comment 4 klaatu 2008-05-05 03:07:33 UTC
This is fixed in 4.0.3

(for the record, it does still occur in 3.5.7)
Comment 5 Médéric Boquien 2008-05-10 17:24:12 UTC
Thank you for this report. I confirm the bug has been fixed and KDE SVN trunk (r806088) exhibits the correct behaviour. I close it as WORKSFORME.