<br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 1/4/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">Eric Dunbar</b> <<a href="mailto:eric.dunbar@gmail.com">eric.dunbar@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 1/4/06, Wouter Stomp <<a href="mailto:wouterstomp@gmail.com">wouterstomp@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>When you _single_ click on text in a word processor, you position the<br>"carat" (or whatever it's called) at a specific location. You
<br>double-click to select words, and do something else yet again to<br>select more than a word (but, the URL is a single word as it bars the<br>use of space so a double-click is appropriate to select it, WHILE<br>REMAINING CONSISTENT with the rest of the interface).
<br><br>Consistency, consistency, consistency.</blockquote><div><br>
It doesn't remain consistent with the rest of the interface. The
Double-Click to select words breaks up words on more than just spaces
in most entry boxes. Additionally, this URL bar acts very similar
to a drop-down combo box in some situations and completely different
for other situations. It also doesn't look like a drop-down combo
box, (there is no arrow button on the side). <br>
<br>
The suggestion of using a UR_L_ label beside the URL box, which
activates the URL box on ALT-L is much more consistent with the Gnome
HIG. Although I'm now less certain that Ubuntu's goals include
Gnome HIG compliance for all their applications. <br>
</div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">The URL bar is for editing and entering URLs. Nothing more, nothing less.</blockquote>
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Sure, that's what this discussion is about. I'm still of
the opinion that average users will want to replace the URL more often
than editing it. <br>
</div><br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Besides, there is already a GREAT way to select the whole URL. Click<br>on the mini site icon.
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Yes, and this will work for me, once I start using FF 1.5, but it is
still inadequate for the average users. Many of us had no idea it
did this. I doubt most of our users will know or use this
feature.<br>
<br>
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In my experience, many average users will usually use the URL bar once,
at the beginning of their browsing session, directly after starting
firefox. When they are done, or ready to move onto a new page, new
users might close their browser and open a new one. Those who are more
experienced would click on the address bar. In either case, their next
action would be to replace the whole URL. I my opinion this justifies
the select-all default behavior. Because we have an option for
changing this behavior, those of us who will not use it, can switch the
option.<br>
<br>
Lakin<br>
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