[Bf-funboard] Rectangle select (B key)

[Jonathan Williamson]

Honestly that sounds horrible…to me at least :) 

The problem with those kind of explicitly direction-based gestures for selection is that they will often require you to first move your mouse to an appropriate location before starting the selection, as opposed to simply starting in the current location and moving whichever direction is most ideal. 

This may sound small, but small gestures like that can force your attention away from the task at hand, instead making you first fulfill the requirements of an otherwise simple task. 
  
> On Feb 13, 2016, at 1:41 PM, Fergal Gribben <fgribben at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I remember a friend telling me about a 3D application they had used in the
> past, and iirc, if you started your rectangle selection from the bottom
> left and dragged to the top right, the selection would be added to your
> existing selection. If, on the other hand, you dragged from the top right
> to the bottom left, the selection would replace your existing selection.
> Would something like that be worth implementing?
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