Hi, Paul, On Thu, Feb 14, 2019 at 10:41 AM Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 10:49 PM Igor Korot <ikorot01@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> Hi, Paul, >> >> On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 10:03 PM Paul Davis <paul@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> > >> > >> > >> > On Wed, Feb 13, 2019 at 2:30 PM Igor Korot via gtk-list <gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> >> >> >> >> Unfortunately thats not how it looks here. >> >> When I create a control with GTK_SELECTION_MULTIPLE and just click on >> >> the item - it works just like single selection. >> >> In order to select multiple strings I have to press Ctrl key. >> > >> > >> > what platform or desktop toolkit does *not* work this way? >> >> I'm running Gentoo Linux with GNOME 3 and GTK+ 3.22.30 from Gentoo repository >> > > I'm afraid you missed my point. The behaviour you described sounds like the behaviour I have always seen on every version of Linux and every version of macOS that I've ever used. I have never come across an application/platform/desktop toolkit that uses a mouse and works differently to what you've described. To select multiple strings, you have to differentiate between "forget the current selection, i'm starting a new one" and "i want to add this to the selection", and the convention has been to use a modifier key (typically Ctrl) to do that. This is weird. I know for sure that (at least on Windows) there are exist 2 different styles - LBS_MULTIPLESEL and LBS_EXTENDEDSEL. According to the MSDN (ref. https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/desktop/controls/list-box-styles): LBS_MULTIPLESEL - Turns string selection on or off each time the user clicks or double-clicks a string in the list box. The user can select any number of strings. LBS_EXTENDEDSEL - Allows multiple items to be selected by using the SHIFT key and the mouse or special key combinations. I interpret this as following: Using 1, I can select multiple string with just a mouse click if the string is not being selected. If the string is already selected, it becomes deselected without selection clearing on any other previously selected string. Using 2, I can extend the selection, i.e. pressing Shift, I can select continuous string, i.e. select 1,2,3 and 4 strings with just 2 clicks. Or using Ctrl, I can select multiple strings. And this is exactly the behavior I see on Windows. And it is NOT how it behaves on *nix/GTK. Maybe all your Windows programs were using LBS_EXTENDEDSEL? Also, I think I will need to test my Cocoa apps as its possible I forgot what it did. Sorry about that. I will do that tonight. Thank you. > _______________________________________________ gtk-list mailing list gtk-list@xxxxxxxxx https://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/gtk-list
