There are three ways to select files :
You can simply select one item by clicking on it with the mouse button 1 (generally, the left one).
Use the mouse button 1 to select the first file of the selection. Without releasing the button, paint the others files of the selection you want to do as if you were in a paint program. If you move outside the file list frame, the window will scoll as needed. Release the mouse button when the selection is over.
NOTE : This behaviour follows the motif styleguide but forces the use of the mouse button 2 for the drag and drop functionalities. We'll provide an alternative in the next release. Note that this behaviour is very practical.
Click with the mouse button 1 outside the items (one item = one icon and the associated text), keep the mouse button 1 pressed and drag the pointer to draw a rectangle. All the items inside the rectangle (note : the item must be fully included in the rectangle). Release the button when the selection is over.
In order to select multiple files, you can use the CONTROL key while selecting new files. The selection is locked until you release the CONTROL key.
NOTE : using this locking functionality, you can mix the first three methods and create complex selections.
To remove the selection, you just have to click in the file list outside an item or to select the Selection/Unselect all menu entry.
You can also use the following commands in the Selection menu :
Select all the files and directories in the current directory, except the .. directory.
Clear the selection
You can use a globbing style pattern to select files, the following wildcards are available :
NOTE: this command has the same behavious as the standard Unix shell expansion wildcards.
Generally, the commands available in menus need a selection of files. To run a command : make your selection and select the command's entry in the menu hierarchy.
The selected files will be used as command parameters. There are three types of commands :
The selection also dictates the files involved in a drag and drop event (see section 3.3) and the contextual menu to be used (section 3.4).
Depending of the type of the command (built-in or user-defined), the command processing dialog is the only useable element while the processing of the command. You can abord a command using the "Abort" button.
NOTE : The abort action is just a wish, you cannot be sure the command didn't begin. That just ensure following files of the selection won't be treated.
If a command returns an error, the corresponding message is shown and the OK button is actived. You have to activate this button to aknowledge the error.