hydrusnetwork / hydrusnetwork/hydrus
Select files by click and drag
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feature-request
system:user-interface
- Dominant language
- Python
- Stars
- 3.2k
- Forks
- 207
- PR merge metrics
- No merged PRs in 30d
Description
Select multiple files by clicking and dragging, files within the box becomes selected. For an example see Windows Explorer where the feature exists (as does it in many other file managers).
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No files or tests are named. Start by locating Hydrus's file-list UI and its existing selection handling, then compare the requested behavior with Windows Explorer's drag-selection model. Done means dragging a box selects the files it contains while preserving the existing selection behavior.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- python
- Domain
- desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100