Re: mouse-1-click-follows-link is hard to use

[Ralf Angeli]

* Kim F. Storm (2005-03-08) writes:

> Ralf Angeli <address@hidden> writes:
>
>> The second reason is the delay until the action associated with the
>> click is actually performed and that one has to keep the mouse pointer
>> over the link in order for the action to happen.  Besides the delay
>> being annoying, I often move the cursor off the link area before the
>> action is carried out.
>
> It is true that moving the mouse - while pressed - will not trigger the
> mouse-2 action on the link.  Perhaps small moves should be acceptable...
>
> Do you say that it doesn't work if you move the mouse AFTER
> releasing mouse-1?

Exactly.  I checked it be clicking fast on the link in an info buffer
while holding still the mouse pointer and then right after that moving
it off the link.

>> I hope I don't start another of these endless discussions about this
>> feature but for being useful, I think, it should behave more like in
>> other applications.  That means the action should be carried out
>> without any delay as soon as mouse-1 is released.
>
> The reason for the delay is to be able to detect a double mouse-1 click.
>
> Perhaps it shouldn't do that ...   WDOT?

For me the interface currently is too complex.  The aspects which are
important for me are that it works reliably without delay and that I
can mark a link by dragging the mouse without activating it.

-- 
Ralf