Re:Gnome Developers Re-Implement Middle-Click Paste
by Pxtl on Wednesday September 04, 2013 @09:59AM
(#6327582)
Still, I like the Windows idea that everything on the middle-mouse is related to navigating the viewport - scrollwheel, drag the view, etc. This consistency is pleasant.
While I love the convenience offered by the Linux selection-clipboard, it seems to mess with the design-language of the mouse. Maybe the Gnome team could keep the feature but move it to a new mouse action?
Moving the selection-paste to Meta+Lclick would get my vote. Would be a little bit painful transition, but would keep the feature while freeing up the middle-click for a role more consistent with its other functions.
And yeah, inter-app drag-and-drop is nightmarish because it's so hard to switch-tasks and scroll to the target without releasing the mouse. It's just not a useful interaction and 90% of the time I drag-and-drop something on Windows it's accidental anyways - it's a feature that belongs in a dustbin.
While I love the convenience offered by the Linux selection-clipboard, it seems to mess with the design-language of the mouse. Maybe the Gnome team could keep the feature but move it to a new mouse action?
Moving the selection-paste to Meta+Lclick would get my vote. Would be a little bit painful transition, but would keep the feature while freeing up the middle-click for a role more consistent with its other functions.
And yeah, inter-app drag-and-drop is nightmarish because it's so hard to switch-tasks and scroll to the target without releasing the mouse. It's just not a useful interaction and 90% of the time I drag-and-drop something on Windows it's accidental anyways - it's a feature that belongs in a dustbin.