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[Frederik Nnaji <frederik.nnaji@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, Apr 14, 2010 at 14:00, Chow Loong Jin <hyperair@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Then how about middle click activating a "default action" of an indicator?
>
[...]
>
I think this would lead to the same kind of standardization that the
> application
> indicators is supposed to bring, without cutting back too much on
> functionality -- a good compromise.
>
> middle click is desktop-specific.
a netbook, (sub-)notebook, tablet or touchscreen device would not support
that action without an additional modifyer.

using the middle button would also be inconsistent with Gnome's current
guidelines, see:
http://library.gnome.org/devel/hig-book/stable/input-mouse.html.en#mouse-buttons
according to the above guidelines, usage of the middle button would in this
particular case be addressed to the advanced user only, thereby resulting in
being a "hidden treasure".

but there's a discussion going on about how normative these guidelines
actually want to be..