Re: [Pan-users] selecting/opening groups in the Groups tab/pane

[Duncan]

On Sat 23 Nov 2002 10:06, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom posted as excerpted below:
> since the conversion to GTK2; the Groups tab no longer behaves as it did
> with GTK1.
>
> one now requires three clicks to open a group (one to select, then a
> double-click to open); rather than just a double-click, as it was before.

Funny.  Here, single click opens, just as I'd expect.  If a group is active, 
however, in tabbed view, and I go to reload the same group, then it is as you 
describe, clicking the tab puts the focus there, then a single click puts the 
focus back on the group list, and a double click opens it.

As for the widget possibility, that's still possible.  I don't remember 
whether they've switched the group list to the new widget or not, but I know 
the thread list is still using an old widget that I get the impression from 
the devel list comments is supposed to be being depreciated.  The problem is 
that the new widget simply doesn't have the performance necessary, yet, for 
loading potentially tens of thousands of messages, repeatedly, during a 
session.  (There may be similar numbers of groups, on a good server, but that 
list has to be loaded far less frequently, so performance wouldn't be quite 
the same big issue.  However, like I said, I don't remember whether it's been 
converted or not.  If so, it's a pretty recent development.)

I'm sure Charles will have the details I can't recall. when he posts.

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Duncan
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