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[Diego Moya <turingt@xxxxxxxxx>]

On 21 May 2010 12:13, Diego Moya wrote:
> Joern, your current design doesn't make clear what will happen if the
> user clicks the area right under the checkbox. Will that open the file
> or select the checkbox? Could you create a new mockup where that area
> includes a vertical drag handle?

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Ayatana/DoubleClick?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=FileSelectionMockupBottomNotice-3.PNG

I've subverted the beautiful mockup created by Joern to show my idea.
The design doesn't include a checkbox, just the drag handle.

Clicking on the handle would select or unselect the current file, and
selected files are shown as usual. The "open file" and "select file"
are clearly separated, and the design is finger-friendly. The "click
handle to select" is less discoverable than it would with a checkbox,
though.