On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 4:55 PM, Tobias Pape <Das.Linux at gmx.de> wrote:

>
> On 03.04.2015, at 01:36, Eliot Miranda <eliot.miranda at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 3:56 PM, Tobias Pape <Das.Linux at gmx.de> wrote:
> >
> > On 03.04.2015, at 00:43, Eliot Miranda <eliot.miranda at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Hi All,
> >>
> >>    since the hover highlight changes, where the list element under the
> mouse that would be selected if one clicks is highlighted in light blue
> appears to have caused a bad bug.  If one does a right-button clock to
> bring up a menu the system can end up selecting the item under the mouse
> before putting up the menu.  This is *wrong*.  The mouse click to bring up
> a menu should /not/ change the selection.
> >
> > The rightclick must change the selection, at
> > least _temporarily_ to highlight for what item the menu is constructed.
> >
> > The menu is constructed for *the selected item*, not for the item under
> the mouse click.
>
> I disagree. I really want the menu for the thing *I am pointing to*.
>

*NO*.  I don't want to have to reposition my bloody mouse pointer every
time I want to select from a menu.  If *you* want this, make it a
preference that is *off* by default.


>
> See attached OSX Finder picture. gemstone is selected but I right-clicked
> on X11, so I
> want a menu for X11, not for gemstone.
>
>
> >  Try this.  Run the debugger on a large class.  In the instance
> variables list type some chaacter to select inst vars beginning with that
> name, then select one, then try and issue a right-click to explore the
> selected inst var.  Poof, the filtered inst vars disappear, to be replaced
> by all inst vars, and then explore applies to some completely unintended
> selection that isn't even in the list one thought one was selecting from.
>
> The thing in this scenario is that the filtering should not reset before
> the rightclick
> is recognized for the intended element, right?
>

Whether filtering stays on or not seems independent of whether I've issued
a menu clock.  But it's bloody confusing when the list changes under the
menu when I issue the menu click.


>
> >
> > Please, please, please fix this quickly.  The system is /very/ difficult
> for me to use right now.
> >
> >
> > Else, we need a kind-of “second selection”
> >
> > No we don't.  Issuing a red button/left button click changes
> selections.  Issuing *other* mouse button clicks *should not*.  Right?
> It's simple.  Right?
> >
> > Best
> >        -Tobias
>
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-- 
best,
Eliot
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