On Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:09:05 -0400, jef_e wrote:

> Thufir wrote:
>> On Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:41:49 -0400, jef_e wrote:
>> 
>>> I make use of all 3 methods that use a mouse (4 if you count
>>> double-clicking a single article), but never use just keyboard. I've
>>> lost a major selection method -- when trying to clean out some of the
>>> huge binary groups, I liked to just sit back, drag-select and let the
>>> headers scroll by. No movement required on my part until I saw a point
>>> where I wanted to stop selecting. At that point, a quick move up to
>>> Articles/Delete - or a quick jab at the Delete key.
>> 
>> Would you explain how you drag-select and what that accomplishes, please?
> 
> Basically, in the Header pane, you click and hold on an article, then
> drag your mouse down (or up) the list of headers, stopping wherever you
> please.
> 
> I find it most convenient for multipart articles that I want. Click-hold
> on part 1, then drag until I get to the last part. Let go, then right
> click and save them. No need to touch the keyboard as with the
> Shift-select or ctrl-select.

Ah, so, when there's a red puzzle piece, you're downloading all the
attachments, with just your mouse?


-Thufir




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