Contact Picker - Unable to select multiple contacts by clicking with the mouse

[John Lea]

Unable to select multiple contacts by clicking with the mouse. For example if I want to select two contacts, the correct behaviour is to left click on the first contact to select it and then left click on the second contact to select it. Currently left clicking on the second contact deselects the first contact.

See step 12 of the primary scenario.

[Rodrigo Moya (rodrigo-moya)]

We agreed on using the same selection mechanism as the rest of the desktop, which is to use left-click for single selection and + shift for range selection, or + ctrl for individual selection of several contacts. That's how the contacts picker works, and making it behave differently than the rest of the desktop would make it look completely out of place. That's why we removed the double-click selection mode the first versions of the contacts picker had.

So closing, as this is not a bug

[John Lea (johnlea)]

Thanks for the feedback, I have gone back and spent some time reviewing the behaviour with the other interaction architects on the design team.

After consideration, we are all agreed that in this context the specified behaviour is correct. It fits with the other transient interactions that are under development like the dash and is a more intuitive and discoverable solution. However, there is no reason support for 'shift-clicking' cannot be retained and then we have the best of both behaviours ;-)

Summery: This bug is valid and requires resolution

[tracking44 (fredux44-gmail)]

stop please!

2010/4/22 John Lea <email address hidden>

> ** Tags removed: u1-lucid
>
> ** Changed in: ubuntuone-client
> Status: Invalid => Confirmed
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> Contact Picker - Unable to select multiple contacts by clicking with the
> mouse
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/563765
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> Status in Ubuntu One Client: Confirmed
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> Bug description:
> Unable to select multiple contacts by clicking with the mouse. For example
> if I want to select two contacts, the correct behaviour is to left click on
> the first contact to select it and then left click on the second contact to
> select it. Currently left clicking on the second contact deselects the
> first contact.
>
> See step 12 of the primary scenario.
>
>
>

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[Rodrigo Moya (rodrigo-moya)]

We are not changing the selection behavior for maverick, so closing