3 in 1 select - Toggle Select all files / Select all items / Unselect all

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3 in 1 select - Toggle Select all files / Select all items / Unselect all

#1 Post by Dreamer » 19.08.2023, 12:17

Currently those functions need multiple toolbar buttons / keyboard shortcuts.

Ctrl+A is good and handy, but Ctrl+Num +, Ctrl+Num -, and Ctrl+Num * are not so handy, not notebook friendly either.

3 in 1 select, to toggle 3 most used select functions would be useful also for mouse shortcuts, since the number of mouse buttons / functions for free space is limited to 3 (left double-click, middle, right), I'm using left double-click to refresh all, right click for context menu, so just middle click is free for select, but sometime I need to select all, sometime to select files only, so I have to use the toolbar button for 1 of them.

I'm not sure about the name, perhaps "Toggle select all files, all items, none".

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Re: 3 in 1 select - Toggle Select all files / Select all items / Unselect all

#2 Post by Forez » 19.08.2023, 15:42

Yes
Dreamer wrote: 19.08.2023, 12:17 [...]
I'm not sure about the name, perhaps "Toggle select all files, all items, none".
Just simple

Toggle Selection

will suffice. Alternatively

Toggle Selection (Files / Items / None)


And as we are at it: why not also

Toggle Selection (Files / Folders / None)

and / or

Toggle Selection (Files / Folders / Items / None)

or maybe even a complete set consisting of

Toggle Selection: Files / None
Toggle Selection: Folders / None
Toggle Selection: Files / Items / None
Toggle Selection: Folders / Items / None
Toggle Selection: Files / Folders / Items / None
Toggle Selection: Files / Items / Folders / None
Toggle Selection: Folders / Files / Items / None
Toggle Selection: Folders / Items / Files / None


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Re: 3 in 1 select - Toggle Select all files / Select all items / Unselect all

#3 Post by Dreamer » 20.08.2023, 00:33

I think it's not needed, it should be just most used options, I never used the option to select all folders.

BTW I like these:
Toggle Selection

Toggle Selection (Files / Items / None)

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Re: 3 in 1 select - Toggle Select all files / Select all items / Unselect all

#4 Post by Forez » 20.08.2023, 11:15

Dreamer wrote: 20.08.2023, 00:33 I think it's not needed, it should be just most used options, I never used the option to select all folders.
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You do not use and I do not use. But someone might need it for work; like when using for example also the Show Folders The Same Way As Files view option

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Re: 3 in 1 select - Toggle Select all files / Select all items / Unselect all

#5 Post by Dreamer » 20.08.2023, 13:42

If someone need to use if often, he can use existing option, toolbar button, or/and keyboard shortcut, which is even faster, 1-click.

I really think, it's not needed for mouse shortcut.

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Re: 3 in 1 select - Toggle Select all files / Select all items / Unselect all

#6 Post by Forez » 20.08.2023, 20:18

There are people with physical disabilities who relay mostly on mouse for interactions with their computers

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