Hi Ilka,
I'm sorry, you are right, it is working now. I was still using an old
ROOT version 5.02.00
Reiner.
Ilka Antcheva wrote:
> Hi Reiner,
>
> The way you described works for me having CVS head and running macro
> $ROOTSYS/tutorials/gui/listBox.C on linux.
>
> What are your version of ROOT, environment settings?
>
> Thank you, Ilka
>
> ROHLFS Reiner wrote:
>
>> Hi Tom, Hi Ilka,
>>
>> I do support the request from Tom. Actually I mentioned something like
>> this already in an e-mail some month ago (See below). The fix Bertrand
>> mentioned in his reply unfortunately never worked out.
>>
>> Cheers Reiner.
>>
>>
>> Ilka Antcheva wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Tom,
>>>
>>> The list box was implemented and behaves as you described since the
>>> beginning (1998!). May be at that time users did not require the
>>> functionality we are using in our every day work today (selecting a row
>>> of entries by shift-click). This looks like the reason (for me) why the
>>> code provide such a functionality. Of course this can be changed in a
>>> way you have expected. I will keep you informed.
>>>
>>> Best regards, Ilka
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: owner-roottalk_at_pcroot.cern.ch
>>> [mailto:owner-roottalk_at_pcroot.cern.ch] On Behalf Of Tom Roberts
>>> Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2007 12:07 AM
>>> To: 'ROOT Talk'
>>> Subject: [ROOT] TGListBox behavior for multiple selections
>>>
>>> When I have a TGListBox configured for multiple selections, its behavior
>>> is an unwelcome surprise -- it's as if the CTRL key was always held
>>> down, with no way to release it. That is, every click adds the item to
>>> the selection, or removes it if already selected -- there is no way to
>>> select a row of entries (shift-click) or to simply click on one entry
>>> and select it alone.
>>>
>>> Is there any way to make this widget behave as users expect? That is,
>>> the way all other multiple-select list boxes behave in other
>>> applications.
>>>
>>> I'm using Root 5.14 on Linux.
>>>
>>>
>>> Tom Roberts
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Hi Reiner,
>>
>> This has been re-implemented and updated in CVS.
>> Thanks for the suggestion.
>>
>> Cheers,
>> Bertrand.
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: owner-roottalk_at_pcroot.cern.ch
>> [mailto:owner-roottalk_at_pcroot.cern.ch] On Behalf Of Reiner Rohlfs
>> Sent: Thursday, January 12, 2006 1:14 PM
>> To: roottalk_at_pcroot.cern.ch
>> Subject: [ROOT] selecting several items in a TGListBox isn't handy
>> anymore
>>
>> Dear ROOT team,
>>
>> in old ROOT versions (for example 3.04.02) it was possible to select
>> several items in a TGListBox by selecting the first item and moving the
>> mouse while be mouse button is still pressed. This was very handy. Of
>> course this works only if SetMultipleSelections() is set to kTRUE. Now I
>> changed to ROOT version 5.02.00 and I have to select each item in a
>> multi selectable TGListBox with a new press and release of the mouse
>> button.
>>
>> Is it possible to go back to the old situation, which I think was very
>> handy.
>>
>> Thanks Reiner.
>>
>
Received on Mon Aug 27 2007 - 09:59:00 CEST