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[Kevin Godby <godbyk@xxxxxxxxx>]

Hello.

The GNOME Documentation Style Guide mentions both terms.
<http://developer.gnome.org/gdp-style-guide/2.32/gdp-style-guide.html#gnome-glossary-user-actions>

“Click-and-hold” means to press and hold the left mouse button on an
item.  Example: “Click-and-hold the left mouse button to initiate the
capture area.”

“Drag” means to click a mouse button on an object, hold the mouse
button, and move the mouse to move the object.  Example: “Drag the
launcher to the panel.”  They also note that you should avoid using
the term “drag and drop.”

I would suggest using the term “click-and-hold” when
clicking-and-holding itself causes something to happen (e.g., a menu
to appear or more paint sprayed on the canvas) and using “drag” when
you're actually dragging an item from one location to another
location.

Does that help any?  (If everyone is generally happy with that sort of
distinction, I can add it to the style guide. If not, we can discuss
it a bit more.)

--Kevin


On Mon, Jun 11, 2012 at 10:26 AM, Hannie Dumoleyn
<lafeber-dumoleyn2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Paddy,
> That is a good question.
> In the following examples:
> =========
> To move a tab to a different location on the tab bar, drag it there using
> your
> mouse. Click-and-hold on the tab and drag the tab to a new place on the tab
> bar.
> To move a tab from one Firefox window to another already open win-
> dow, click-and-hold on the tab and drag it to the tab bar on the other Fire-
> fox window.
> ========
> I think the click-and-hold is right, because it explains that you first have
> to click on the tab and hold down the mouse button, then drag it to its
> destination. Beginners do not always know that dragging means you have to
> click-and-hold first.
> I send this question and answer to the mailing list, because I want to know
> what others think about this.
> Hannie
> P.s.: if you join our channel #ubuntu-manual every once in a while, you can
> ask this kind of questions directly.
>
> Op 11-06-12 14:35, Paddy Landau schreef:
>
>
>
> A few times, I have seen the phrasing "click-and-hold" when talking about
> dragging something.
>
> Shouldn't we use "drag" rather than "click-and-hold"? It is an old,
> well-used phrase in Windows, Mac and Linux. It also applies to
> touch-screens, where "click" does not make sense.
>
> In like fashion, I have tended to replace "click" with "select" where
> appropriate.
>
> Paddy
>
>
>
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