Re: commit: Make 4 pixel minimum before launching VDND.

> On Thu, 2005-02-03 at 15:18 +1100, Martin Sevior wrote:
>> Set a 4 pixel minimum drag distance before launching VDND.
>>
>> My appologies to Mark Gilbert for not doing this before the 2.2
>> release.
>>
>> The 4 pixels in set in a define near the start of
>> fv_VisualDragText.cpp
>>
>> #define MIN_DRAG_PIXELS 4
>>
>> We could make this a preference. Playing with it at 4 pixels seems to
>> work pretty well though.
>>
>> This should be backported.
>
> Drag distance from what ?
>

The initial point where you pressed the left mouse button.

> I seriously think that we should start drag when the mouse cursor come
> out of the selected area, and not before. Maybe with a threshold.
>

I think this would be too hard on the user.

> And also still think that we should NEVER remove the text before the
> drop is done, because this is:
> 1/ confusing
> 2/ slow
>

There is a case for this. I did things the way I did becase it's closer to
the WYSIWYG paradigm.

What do others think?

I guess we need a usability study of ordinary users to find out.

Martin

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Received on Thu Feb 3 23:20:28 2005