Hi there,
Is it possible to select (mark) files right away with a right mouse click, like in (norton) total commander? I know the option is in the right click context menu but thats not fast enough if you need to select a whole bunch of files and dirs. I really like mucommander but the right click mark is a must for me.
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select files with right mouse click
by kingmace » Mon Apr 16, 2007 8:01 am
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Re: select files with right mouse click
by mauromol » Fri Mar 05, 2010 11:11 am
I agree this would be a very useful feature for me. Should we open a ticket to request it?
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Re: select files with right mouse click
by Nicolas » Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:18 pm
Can't believe I've left this topic idle for so long. Sorry about that, chaps !
I honestly doubt this will be implemented - we *need* the right-click menu. I'll float the idea around and see whether we can come up with an alternate solution.
In the meantime, isn't using space to mark files much faster than using the mouse ?
Cheers,
Nicolas
I honestly doubt this will be implemented - we *need* the right-click menu. I'll float the idea around and see whether we can come up with an alternate solution.
In the meantime, isn't using space to mark files much faster than using the mouse ?
Cheers,
Nicolas
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Re: select files with right mouse click
by mauromol » Sat May 01, 2010 6:44 pm
Total Commander can be configured to use the right click to select (like Norton Commander). To have the context menu, you just have to hold down the right button on a file for a while. So, the two features can live together.
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Re: select files with right mouse click
by Freudi » Thu Jul 22, 2010 9:50 am
... and the first thing I always do after a TC installation is disabling this feature. I can't wait 3 seconds for the context menu when right-clicking an item. The "insert" or "space" key marking usually works much faster; Also, the "windows standard" of using left-key and shift/ctrl is a convinient way.
And if required, reconfiguration of an additional mouse key to "insert" or "space" is always an option - the times from total commander when a (PC) mouse only had two buttons are over ... I hardly see a big use in this feature - except for people are used to it from TC, of course. What about making this a configuration option --- but please not as the default behavior.
And if required, reconfiguration of an additional mouse key to "insert" or "space" is always an option - the times from total commander when a (PC) mouse only had two buttons are over ... I hardly see a big use in this feature - except for people are used to it from TC, of course. What about making this a configuration option --- but please not as the default behavior.
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Re: select files with right mouse click
by mauromol » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:27 am
I do not agree.
When using Total Commander I use 99% of times the right mouse button to select files, while 1% of times I use it for the context menu. So it's not a problem having to white a fraction of a second to get it when I need.
If I were using Total Commander to use context menus and standard Explorer-like features, I would keep on using Explorer, rather than Total Commander.
Having the right mouse button available to select files is much more comfortable and quick to use. An option to enable or disable this would make anyone happy and I don't think it were a so complex task to implement.
Using any combination of shift/ctrl + mouse click is less immediate, because you have to use two hands (and the keyboard).
The times when a PC mouse only had two buttons might be over, but there are still many mouses around with just two buttons plus the wheel and using the wheel as a central click is not very comfortable if used heavily and while dragging (like you do to select files in a file manager like Total Commander/muCommander).
Last but not least: Norton Commander, Total Commander and Midnight Commander have set many de-facto standards on file manager software features. Although they are old, many people are still used to them and I think that good ideas never die. The possibility to use the right mouse button to select files I think is one of those good ideas and this feature is available on all of the aforementioned programs.
When using Total Commander I use 99% of times the right mouse button to select files, while 1% of times I use it for the context menu. So it's not a problem having to white a fraction of a second to get it when I need.
If I were using Total Commander to use context menus and standard Explorer-like features, I would keep on using Explorer, rather than Total Commander.
Having the right mouse button available to select files is much more comfortable and quick to use. An option to enable or disable this would make anyone happy and I don't think it were a so complex task to implement.
Using any combination of shift/ctrl + mouse click is less immediate, because you have to use two hands (and the keyboard).
The times when a PC mouse only had two buttons might be over, but there are still many mouses around with just two buttons plus the wheel and using the wheel as a central click is not very comfortable if used heavily and while dragging (like you do to select files in a file manager like Total Commander/muCommander).
Last but not least: Norton Commander, Total Commander and Midnight Commander have set many de-facto standards on file manager software features. Although they are old, many people are still used to them and I think that good ideas never die. The possibility to use the right mouse button to select files I think is one of those good ideas and this feature is available on all of the aforementioned programs.
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Re: select files with right mouse click
by Freudi » Thu Jul 22, 2010 10:37 am
Fine with the option, still disagree. Context menus are really important in windows (and comfortable in others) if you heavily use certain tools. Examples are RAR packing (not the TC internal one), TortoiseSVN and many many more. And we are usually not talking "fractions of a second", but 2 or 3 seconds for the contMenu to show up in TC (unless this is cofigurable and I missed it).
I agree that NC and MC might have been setting standard for the "commander" tools, but modern operating systems (windows as well as modern Linux windows managers) have been setting a standard to use context menus to quickly reach a huge amount of options for a certain object.
However, I have to agree I'm a keyboard guy. For heavy copying/marking operations I always use the keyboard, not the mouse, anyways.
Still --- I think the best compromise is the "configurable approach"; i just wouldn't like to see the right-button-selection as the default option.
I agree that NC and MC might have been setting standard for the "commander" tools, but modern operating systems (windows as well as modern Linux windows managers) have been setting a standard to use context menus to quickly reach a huge amount of options for a certain object.
However, I have to agree I'm a keyboard guy. For heavy copying/marking operations I always use the keyboard, not the mouse, anyways.
Still --- I think the best compromise is the "configurable approach"; i just wouldn't like to see the right-button-selection as the default option.
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Re: select files with right mouse click
by scyrils » Fri Jul 23, 2010 10:40 am
+1 to preserve Context menu with right click. I always select object with keyboard. And context menu is very usefull. I am addicted of "open with".
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