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Bug 136377 - Mouse selection of a range of icons using Shift key does not work
Mouse selection of a range of icons using Shift key does not work
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: nautilus
Classification: Core
Component: Views: Icon View
2.5.x
Other Linux
: Normal minor
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Assigned To: Nautilus Maintainers
Nautilus Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-03-06 13:34 UTC by Tony Tsui
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: ---

Attachments
Patch for selection with shift key down (497 bytes, patch)
2004-03-06 13:39 UTC, Tony Tsui 		none Details | Review

Description Tony Tsui 2004-03-06 13:34:29 UTC 
Overview Description:
Using the shift key to select a range of icons does not work if the shift
key was held down when the first icon was selected.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. Open a folder with no icon selected.
2. Hold the shift key down and use the mouse to click on an icon.
3. With the shift key still held down click on another icon.

Actual Results:
The second icon will be selected.

Expected Results:
The icons between the first icon and the second icon should be selected.

Build Date & Platform:
Tested on Nautilus 2.5.8
Comment 1 Tony Tsui 2004-03-06 13:39:57 UTC 
Created attachment 25260 [details] [review]
Patch for selection with shift key down
Comment 2 Tony Tsui 2004-03-06 13:41:44 UTC 
The above patch fixes this bug by setting the first icon clicked to be
the base icon for range selection if start_icon is null or start_icon
is not selected.
Comment 3 Alexander Larsson 2004-03-08 07:50:13 UTC 
thanks a lot!