[Design] [D/f] Feedback on Delete key behavior

[Sheila Mooney]

Jeffrey,

So what would happen if the item is the last item (it might be in All  
or a user-defined collection). Would the Del key just do nothing?

Sheila

On Jul 12, 2006, at 10:45 AM, Jeffrey Harris wrote:

> Hi Reid,
>
>> Since we have an 'All' collection I would suggest that Del removes  
>> the
>> item from the current collection, unless the current collection is  
>> the
>> 'All' collection, in which case the item is actually deleted with an
>> optional (can turn off in prefs) warning (Undo would fix any problem
>> with accidentally deleted items if the warning is off).
>
> What we currently do is remove (or exclude, for calculated collections
> like All) the item from the current collection, but if the current
> collection is the last collection the item isin, it's moved to the  
> trash
> as well, thus avoiding orphans.
>
> Anyway, back to the topic of the delete key, I'd be happy with Del for
> remove, and cmd-D for move to trash.  Seems like there were various
> voices in support of this, are there any objections?
>
> Sincerely,
> Jeffrey
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