Wish: Add Single Click Functionality to Boolean Toggle

by Anders Holden Deleuran

Nov 12, 2014

Hi David,

I've been using the RCP quite a lot lately and have come to appreciate how a Boolean Toggle published in the RCP acts more like a radio button requiring only a single mouse click to change state. Would it be possible to have a Boolean Toggle on the canvas have this same behavior? Perhaps this option could be set on a per Toggle basis or in the preferences.

The main issues I have with double clicking are pretty neatly summed up by Jeff Atwood, specifically this point:

"The mechanics of double-clicking are unnecessarily demanding. It requires precise timing and good motor skills. Click too fast or too slow, or move the mouse too much between clicks, and you might miss the window. What next? Triple click? Click and hold? Mouse Gestures?"

This is also sorta very related to some of my previous motor skill issues with the GUI ;)

Best,

Anders

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    Arend

    Here's a quick hack to manipulate a toggle with a button. It will not compete for any beauty contests soon.

    Nov 12, 2014

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      Danny Boyes

      Here's one that might:

      Use a Value List and set the contents to:

      False = 0

      True = 1

      Then right click on the component and select Value Cycle. This will allow a single click to move the list on one entry at a time always returning to the beginning which ever button you click. 

      EDIT: this is by no means a demonstration that the facility is not required just a current setup work around.

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      Nov 12, 2014