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Select/Deselect Check Boxes (Feature Request) #2521

Open gitthubba opened 3 years ago

gitthubba commented 3 years ago 
 * Nemo version (v4.6.5)
 * Issue with desktop and windowed nemo.
 * Distribution - Linux Mint 20 Cinnamon
 * Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. [AMD/ATI] Park [Mobility Radeon HD 5430/5450/5470] (prog-if 00 [VGA controller])
 * 64 bit

Issue Can't select/deselect multiple files/folders using only a mouse (i.e. custom selection, not click and drag selection).

Steps to reproduce Feature doesn't currently exist.

Expected behaviour Check box overlay (always visible or visible on hover) to select/deselect the file/folder. Dedicated column in detailed list view to select/deselect the file/folder. See link for Ubuntu Nautilus mock-ups and Google Docs examples. https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ayatana/DoubleClick

dipenSan commented 3 years ago

+1 vote.

Jeremy7701 commented 3 years ago

Hold CTRL down and selecting several icons works well - no need to accurately click on a hole in an icon. For a big bunch of contiguous icons, SHIFT plus selecting two icons is probably a better alternative.

gitthubba commented 3 years ago

Hold CTRL down and selecting several icons works well - no need to accurately click on a hole in an icon. For a big bunch of contiguous icons, SHIFT plus selecting two icons is probably a better alternative.

Keyboard shortcuts work fine when you have a hardware keyboard but for tablet configurations (i.e. touchscreen + wacom digitizer) without a hardware keyboard this feature is essential.