I'm sorry... I got it mixed up... selection doesn't work when you
drag-select from the SAME line as a file you want.
"krzma" wrote:
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> I think there's a bug when attempting to select files in Windows Vista.
>
> Here are the steps to reproduce the problem:
> - open windows file explorer
> - click on a folder on the left so it's selected (blue)
> - in the right files box that is now displayed, drag your mouse starting
> from NOT on the horizontal line of a file (that you want to select)
> - after you release the mouse to complete the drag selection, the file(s)
> you tried to drag/select remain grey and NOT selected! (INSTEAD OF GOING BLUE)
> - the folder (on the left) remains selected (blue) and if you try to
> cut/copy/paste/delete/etc. what you tried to select, you accidentally act on
> the folder INSTEAD of the file(s) you tried to select.
>
> However, this problem doesn't happen when you start the drag on the SAME
> horizontal line as one of the files (that you want to select). This way
> seems to work properly. However, this way is not always convenient if the
> file names are long and therefore the drag selction method is not possible
> because there isn't any white space to the right of any of the files you want
> to select.
>
> This issue is clearly a problem, because when a user tries to select files,
> the files SHOULD become selected (blue instead of grey).
>
> IT'S A BIG PAIN when I accidentally delete the whole folder (because it's
> still blue) thinking that the files that I tried to select are actually NOT
> selected.
>
> Please make the file selection work EXACTLY like WinXP. Please. Please.
> Please.
>
> ** PLEASE FIX THIS BUG!!! **
>