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Build Identifier: M20100909-0800 Similar to e.g. Windows Explorer, I want to du multiple range selects in the project explorer, but after the first range I can only select singular elements with the CTRL key. CTRL+SHIFT doesn't work. Reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Go to the project explorer that has some resources 2. Click top resource 3. Shift-click somewhere resources below 4. Ctrl-click another resource below 5. Ctrl+Shift-click another resource below. The first range gets selected (but not always), the second range never
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Steps in comment 0 works for me as tried on Win7, closing as Works for me.
I just tested with a recent Eclipse (4.8)-based product and could reproduce without a problem on first attempt. When Shift-Control-Clicking the end of the second range, only the clicked end element is selected, not the ones between, so no range-select occurs.
(In reply to Arne Bachmann from comment #3) > I just tested with a recent Eclipse (4.8)-based product and could reproduce > without a problem on first attempt. > > When Shift-Control-Clicking the end of the second range, only the clicked > end element is selected, not the ones between, so no range-select occurs. (In reply to Arne Bachmann from comment #0) > The first range gets selected (but not always), the second range never Ok, first range selection occurs consistently for me. Supporting second range selection using(Shift-Control-Clicking) is enhancement.
If you say so... Normal behaviour in any Windows App since decades, but I'm the only one bothered? Long overdue "enhancement" then :-P
(In reply to Arne Bachmann from comment #5) > Normal behaviour in any Windows App since decades Example? While investigating bug 285314 I looked for such an App but could not find any where a native *Tree* has such behaviour. Note that my right part of Windows Explorer is a Table which already works the same in SWT.
Works as described in Windows Explorer, Microsoft Outlook, Windows Open file dialog. Also in tools like GrepWin, the Firefox bookmark manager, the 7-Zip archive manager, and potentially many other tools using some kind of standard Windows library. In Microsoft Excel it works differently (without the Ctrl key). I tested today, and it *did work* in the 2019-12 Eclipse's Project Explorer. Can anybody confirm this?
Please note the difference between Tree and Table (and a tree without children looks like a table but is technically still a tree). I don't know since when but SWT Table can multi range. SWT Tree can multi select (which is already uncommon on Windows) but not multi range. Project Explorer is in all configurations I could remember a tree. For your examples: Explorer: left side is tree and single select. Right side is table and multi range. Open file dialog: same as Explorer Firefox bookmark: same as Explorer. Tree part is single select and the other widget is a table. 7-Zip: mine has no tree but only a table The one I skipped I have not tested. In another ticked someone mentioned a tree with multi range selection: the solution explorer in Visual Studio.
