There are loads of great points in this thread I'd like to address but I'll try and restrain myself (or at least stick to one significant point in this email).
On Wed, 17 May 2006, bulia byak wrote:
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kind of person you're targetting (at least in part) doesn't know much about programming or sourceforge works. They probably wouldn't even think to mail developers. Just because you're not hearing a lot of complaints, doesn't necessarily mean there's not a problem.
Yet we do hear a lot about space-for-drag.
The GNU Image Manipulation program hears it a lot too. Currently space switches to the move tool temporarily and releasing switches back. Sven did have some reservations about changing since a lot of people like the current behaviour but my impression was that there is a good chance they will add it given a bit more encouragement.
Having trouble finding a suitable reference on the mailing list, but maybe this discussion was just older than I thought: http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.video.gimp.devel/7599/focus=7631
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Alan Horkan
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