Good news - Dbl-clicking to minimise apps works now

Forum thread started by latte on Thu, 2006-03-09 07:09

Hi all -

Just letting you know - I downloaded the Haiku image from the build-factory last night. Tried it a few minutes ago.

It not only works fine, but double-clicking the title-bar to minimise apps works now! (it wasn't working a couple of weeks ago when I tried it).

So a big *well done devs!* for that!
Good on you! :-)

Over the next few months, I can really see Haiku rocking along. Keep up the great work all ;-)

- latte

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Re: Good news - Dbl-clicking to minimise apps works now

by phoudoin - 2006-03-09 11:07

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So a big *well done devs!* for that!

Thanks Axel then, he's the one who added this feature support this week.
Notice that the double click duration is hardcoded at the moment, so don't expect to tune that with the Mouse preflet... yet.

Good news - Dbl-clicking to minimise apps works now

by Meanwhile - 2006-03-09 14:49

Hmm. I hope this will be as far as it goes, since I personally hate double-clicking and consider it a dumb Windows-feature not to be used in any BeOS app.
IMHO, no app. or functionality needs to be "kickstarted" nor should a mouse become something like a morse-key.

Good news - Dbl-clicking to minimise apps works now

by Jack Burton - 2006-03-09 15:17

Meanwhile wrote:

Hmm. I hope this will be as far as it goes, since I personally hate double-clicking and consider it a dumb Windows-feature not to be used in any BeOS app.
IMHO, no app. or functionality needs to be "kickstarted" nor should a mouse become something like a morse-key.

Every window in beos will hide if double clicked. It's always been like that.

Good news - Dbl-clicking to minimise apps works now

by Meanwhile - 2006-03-09 15:30

It doesn't do that in PhOS, though. (can't test my BeOS Max atm)

Update: just found out it has to do with my UniversalScroller settings... now it seems BeOS is more Windows-like than I thought, but my opinion on doubleclicking remains the same.

Good news - Dbl-clicking to minimise apps works now

by myob - 2006-03-09 23:55

Meanwhile wrote:

It doesn't do that in PhOS, though. (can't test my BeOS Max atm)

Update: just found out it has to do with my UniversalScroller settings... now it seems BeOS is more Windows-like than I thought, but my opinion on doubleclicking remains the same.

It does break, a lot, on Dano-based systems. Decors don't handle it well.

Good news - Dbl-clicking to minimise apps works now

by Clebin - 2006-03-10 00:44

Meanwhile wrote:

Hmm. I hope this will be as far as it goes, since I personally hate double-clicking and consider it a dumb Windows-feature not to be used in any BeOS app.
IMHO, no app. or functionality needs to be "kickstarted" nor should a mouse become something like a morse-key.

I don't know what makes you think double-clicking is a Windows feature. Macs and Amigas always used it, and unlike those, you can set Windows to open files with a single-click, web link-style. Mind you, I do find it funny how many people in work double-click web links!

Chris

Good news - Dbl-clicking to minimise apps works now

by Benjamin Mullins - 2006-03-11 03:48

Double-clicking a window's title bar in Windows maximizes it, in any case.

Good news - Dbl-clicking to minimise apps works now

by Meanwhile - 2006-03-24 19:00

Clebin wrote:

Meanwhile wrote:

Hmm. I hope this will be as far as it goes, since I personally hate double-clicking and consider it a dumb Windows-feature not to be used in any BeOS app.
IMHO, no app. or functionality needs to be "kickstarted" nor should a mouse become something like a morse-key.

I don't know what makes you think double-clicking is a Windows feature. Macs and Amigas always used it, and unlike those, you can set Windows to open files with a single-click, web link-style. Mind you, I do find it funny how many people in work double-click web links!

Chris

Yes, in Windows I always use the single-click web link-style...in BeOS, the mentioned UniversalScroller app takes care of it. It would be even better to see that as part of the BeOS/Haiku preferences (also as a service to RSI prone users).