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The last release has new options (currently to define in the freecommander.ini, [Form] section):
SelectLeftClickOnIcon=0
SelectLeftClickOnEmptyCaption=0

The possible values are
0 - open (default)
1- focus (only in NC-Mode meaningful)
2- select

SelectLeftClickOnIcon works only if you click on file/folder icon.
SelectLeftClickOnEmptyCaption works only if you click on empty area of the caption. If no empty area exists, then it works by click on extension or on right edge of the caption (ca. 20 pixels). If you click and then move the mouse, you can select more items.
These options are interesting if someone use "Open file/folder with single click".

The option SelectLeftClickOnEmptyCaption=2 give me the possibility to discuss if we need the "Theme off" option.
I have introduced this option because I have found no possibility to select items per mouse dragging (theme activ, full row select, list view, detail view).
With SelectLeftClickOnEmptyCaption=2 it is possible - I think always (NC-Mode, Windows-Mode, Windows-Colors, User-Colors) to select the items with mouse dragging.

I'd miss it -- I always use it.
but if it makes your programming-life easier ... I'd not start crying if you remove it.

I always use Theme off, but if there would be ability to do the same without it - no difference for me.

What Timon said...

Simply try SelectLeftClickOnEmptyCaption=2 and deactivate "Theme off", then check if you can works as well as otherwise.

Oh, so now I can use it together with "Full row select" and still being able to drag-select files. Great! This is going to be my setup from now on.

Theme off unchecked (both in Select items and File/folder list, Full row select checked, Use windows colors checked, SelectLeftClickOnEmptyCaption=2:



Thank you!

SelectLeftClickOnEmptyCaption=2 seems to do its job

but when messing around with these new settings I came across a border-design-flaw when deselecting "Use Windows colors".

my settings:



watch result:


to be honest I hate "Use Windows Colors" -- it's ugly, it's a pain in my eyes, it's too many colors and shades, ...

Agree both with @joby_toss and @alf5000 - new setting SelectLeftClickOnEmptyCaption=2 works, but there are some drawbacks.

By the way, in NC-Mode if options
"Extended selection with Shift and Ctrl"
and "Select with right mouse button"
are switched to ON, selection with "Shift+right mouse button" doesn't work as expected - only first and last files are selected (as it must be with Ctrl), not all files between first and last. Would be nice to fix it.

Problem occurs with and without new setting.

alf5000 - confirmed, I reported this already, so Marek knows about it, hope it can be solved. Also when selecting several items using drag and drop (now the new option), there is similar issue, also reported before, small dot-lines while selecting, on all selected items.

There is one behavior that I don't feel it's right (using the settings I mentioned in my previous post).
If I try to start a multiple selection from an already selected file, it doesn't work:

Confirmed.

If I try to start a multiple selection from an already selected file, it doesn't work

It by design now. This function reverse the current selection.

some mouse dragging selection experiences:

1) if you start drag selection in white space everything works o.k. and the "selection square" is displayed


2) if you start drag selection in the middle of a file list, it works pretty much o.k. but "selection square" is not displayed


3) if you start drag selection in the middle of a file list, you cannot deselect items by moving the mouse in the reverse direction


4) if you start drag selection in the middle of a file list, rapid mouse dragging won't select every file

OK, so you took files selection to a new level!

Exactly the same behavior I get on all counts.

1) if you start drag selection in white space everything works o.k. and the "selection square" is displayed

It is native Windows method.

2) if you start drag selection in the middle of a file list, it works pretty much o.k. but "selection square" is not displayed

It is my method.

3) if you start drag selection in the middle of a file list, you cannot deselect items by moving the mouse in the reverse direction

I can not reproduce it.

4) if you start drag selection in the middle of a file list, rapid mouse dragging won't select every file

I know that problem but currently I can not find the solution.