RE: [platform-swt-dev] Patch submission for bug #19825

[Mike_Wilson@xxxxxxxxxx]

Pasted into the PR system:

"right click outside existing selection,
doesn't remove selection or move caret:"
       As far as
I can see, this *is* the current behavior of the widget, and for the record,
*we* like it that way, since it's the way every IDE we've ever built (i.e.
VA/ME 1.0, VA/Java, VA/Smalltalk, ...) works.

Separate from that however, SWT ought
to do whatever the platform widgets do. If native text widgets, used in
the canonical way do not move the selection, then SWT should not.

However, there is a consistancy argument
in favor of Ron's view _at_the_Eclipse_UI_ level: Eclipse implements "right
click selects before popping up the menu" behavior in Trees. It would
seem that we should do the closest "typical" behavior in the
text widgets as well (which is the behavior Ron wants). This is a UI TEAM
decision, and as such they were in error to send you back to the SWT team.

McQ.

Ron Baldwin <ron.baldwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: platform-swt-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx 30/01/03 16:47 Please respond to platform-swt-dev

To:        "'platform-swt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx'" <platform-swt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx>         cc:                 Subject:        RE: [platform-swt-dev] Patch submission for bug #19825

Veronika, the patch is against StyledText, so the
text guys sent me back
here.

So, back to the patch...  McQ posted an objection to the bug report
(#19825), but I'm not sure what he means.  I would like to resolve
the
objection and get the change in before M5 if possible.  If it comes
down to
personal taste, what about adding a preference?

Ron

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Veronika_Irvine@xxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Veronika_Irvine@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:03 AM
> To: platform-swt-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [platform-swt-dev] Patch submission for bug #19825
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> 
> Your bug report is against Platform Text so this isn't really the
> newsgroup to discuss this.
> 
> I think you would get the most immediate response if you put 
> your question 
> in the bug report.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Ron Baldwin <ron.baldwin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent by: platform-swt-dev-admin@xxxxxxxxxxx
> 01/27/2003 12:43 AM
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Patch submission 
> for bug #19825
> 
> 
> 
> Hi all,
> 
> I have submitted a patch for bug #19825, and attached it to the bug
> report.
> As this is my first patch submission, I have a couple of questions:
> 
> 1. How long does it usually take (assuming the patch is 
> acceptable) to get
> it committed to CVS?
> 2. Is there enough time for it to make it into M5? (hint: 
> correct answer 
> is
> yes :-) )
> 
> Ron
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