Ed Greshko wrote:
I just noticed that if you left-click on your Gnome desktop, hold the
button down and move the mouse, you create a little
semi-transparent box on
your desktop. It goes away as soon as you release the mouse button.
What is that for, if anything at all?
It is a selection 'lasso' that should select any icons that you
encompass. Then you can do any of the usual things that you can do
to selected icons - drag, copy, delete, etc. Most other windows
should work the same way.
Coolness! It works in KDE, too. Ric
This is a joke post right? A 'funny' post ? A 'pull my leg' post? Maybe
even a 'giggle together in secret' post?
"a selection 'lasso'"?? You are all joking here right?
Why would you think that? It is a very reasonable description. Would
the term "grouping box" make it less of a joke?
I've never quite known how to describe or pronounce GUI actions and
events, and it always seemed like if you had to read a manual it would
be faster to just type the underlying command instead... A lasso seems
like a reasonable description of what you are doing.
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Les Mikesell
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