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Right Click Editing
I would just like to say, that I really hate the right-click editing.
Mostly because I can no longer right click on headings that are also
links to open them in a new page. Could we make this a feature you can
turn off in the user preferences?

--
Michael Becker
Re: Right Click Editing [ In reply to ]
Michael-
> I would just like to say, that I really hate the right-click editing.
> Mostly because I can no longer right click on headings that are also
> links to open them in a new page. Could we make this a feature you can
> turn off in the user preferences?

First, it has long been our MoS policy that links in headings should be
avoided.

Second, even if there are any, with a decent browser you can open them by
middle- or ctrl+-left-clicking. Mozilla additionally supports type-ahead
find and lets you navigate the links with [Tab]s.

Regards,

Erik
Re: Right Click Editing [ In reply to ]
Erik Moeller wrote:

>Michael (Becker?) wrote:

>>I would just like to say, that I really hate the right-click editing.
>>Mostly because I can no longer right click on headings that are also
>>links to open them in a new page. Could we make this a feature you can
>>turn off in the user preferences?

>First, it has long been our MoS policy that links in headings should be
>avoided.

A mere MoS policy, that may apply only to [[en:]] anyway,
shouldn't be enforced by the software in the default option.
Not that it's that simple, given your second point:

>Second, even if there are any, with a decent browser you can open them by
>middle- or ctrl+-left-clicking. Mozilla additionally supports type-ahead
>find and lets you navigate the links with [Tab]s.

But I have seen a couple occasions where links in headers were good.
(Rare, but existent.) They should not break -- and they haven't broken,
but we should still be sensitive to that possibility when designing defaults.


-- Toby
Re: Re: Right Click Editing [ In reply to ]
Toby-
> A mere MoS policy, that may apply only to [[en:]] anyway,
> shouldn't be enforced by the software in the default option.

Right click editing is not and has never been the default option. Michael
changed it and then whined about it.

Regards,

Erik
Re: Right Click Editing [ In reply to ]
Erik Moeller wrote:

>Toby Bartels wrote:

>>A mere MoS policy, that may apply only to [[en:]] anyway,
>>shouldn't be enforced by the software in the default option.

>Right click editing is not and has never been the default option. Michael
>changed it and then whined about it.

My mistake! I inferred otherwise from Michael's post.
It's all fine then.


-- Toby