Re: when to bind *down-mouse* vs *mouse*?

["Jan D." <jan.h.d@swipnet.se>]

>
>> When the action creates a popup menu, I think we want to bind it to
>> the mouse-down event.  I seem to situations where the menu would
>> disappear as soon as you released the mouse.  If you released the
>> mouse on a menu item, that menu item has been "chosen" by the user.
>
> I do not agree on this. The reason we do not agree is perhaps that I am
> using MS Windows and you are not (I do not know what you are using)? 
> On MS
> Windows I believe it is standard that CLICKING mouse 2 brings up a 
> popup
> menu (if there is any). You can then use the keyboard or the mouse to 
> choose
> from this menu.
>
> My impression of this "standard" is that it is good because you do not 
> have
> to use the mouse very much, which can be difficult for some people and 
> for
> some other is an unnecessary burden and a hazard. I believe that this 
> could
> be a reason for the choice MS has made here.

FWIW, the standard behaviour for X toolkits is that if the mouse down, 
mouse up happens within a certain time, the menu stays up and you can 
navigate it with keys and/or mouse.  That way you get the best of both 
behaviours.

	Jan D.