timeline range select (RPD 0.9.26)

[joerg riemer]

selecting a range of pictures in the timeline with <shift> <cursor_down> (increase range) and <shift> <cursor_up> (decrease range) doesn't work like expected. the functionality of this key-combination should behave like marking a part of text in a text editor.

[Damon Lynch (dlynch3)]

Please be a *lot* more specific. It works as I designed it to work. It might be that you have different expectations? Keep in mind you might find it easier to select with the mouse, as that gives more control. In any case, attach a screenshot or two illustrating exactly what you expect to happen and what you see happening.

[joerg riemer (jriemer)]

as a longtime linux user i prefer the keyboard. I don't have a mouse, but sometimes I use my touchpad for mouse operations. When I connect the camera I usually have up to 1000 images that need to be backed up with RPD. these are mainly pictures that i collected with my smartphone over a long period of time, about 9 to 12 months. My workflow with RPD then looks like this: First, I just click in the timeline and use the cursor keys to scroll up and down the timeline to get an overview of the preferred job codes I want to use for. when I found a bunch of images that should get the same job code. I usually hold down Shift and use the cursor key to select an area. When scrolling down faster and faster, it often happens that I select an area that is too large and want to reduce the marked area with the cursor up. but this doesn't work like the regular mark/select function that the Linux system provides with the keyboard and shift/cursor keys. in the RPD timeline I can only enlarge the area with the shift cursor up/down. both at the top and bottom of the selected area. so i am often forced to go back to the earlier date and have to re-select the entire range. I hope I was able to explain clearly enough the problem i often stumble around when using RDP.