Version: (using KDE 4.4.0) Installed from: Unspecified Linux Digital camera habits mean that users take many redundant photos of subjects, with the intention of deleting all but the best shot. However, there is currently no "mouse gesture" to perform the common task of deleting. I suggest middle-click (as web browsers use middle-click to close tabs) but other suggestions are welcome! Thanks.
An overlay (like the selection or rotate buttons in thumbnail view) would be more discoverable. However, we'd need some configuration to limit the number of overlays.
No, not another overlay! The user should not have to manoeuvre around overlays to click the photo. The mouse has an unused button that has precedent for deleting things in other common software (web browser close tab).
For me the middle click means "paste" ;-)
As I agree with Gilles not have another overlay I found the middle mouse button also not good. This button is often a combined scoll wheel/button. Image you scroll/zoom your images with scroll wheel and accidentally click on the wheel. Closing a tab does not matter that much than loosing you images. Jens
> Image you scroll/zoom your images with scroll > wheel and accidentally click on the wheel. That is a good point. What other action/gesture would you suggest?
What about a simple button in the upper toolbar? ;)
> What about a simple button in the upper toolbar? ;) It is too far away, and too small a click target for such a common operation. Right now Digikam has two modes: Viewing and Editing. It seems to me that there actually needs to be a third mode, Organizing, which would have less emphasis on things like zooming and panning but would have more emphasis on tagging, deleting, grouping (see bug #121310), filing into albums, and making little touchups like redeye removal. I'll take that idea over to the mailing list, as it pertains to this issue but is much more general.
Middle click is very dangerous especially to delete file. We will never implement a new icon-view overlay to delete file. I never seen this feature in other desktop. We have already keyboard shortcuts to complete file deletion : DEL and CTRL+DEL Gilles Caulier