--- qt-x11-free-3.3.8/src/iconview/qiconview.cpp.orig	2007-02-02 19:31:07.000000000 +0530

+++ qt-x11-free-3.3.8/src/iconview/qiconview.cpp	2008-01-08 21:10:14.443365125 +0530

@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@

     QPoint dragStartPos;

     QFontMetrics *fm;

     int minLeftBearing, minRightBearing;

+    int rubberStartX, rubberStartY;

     uint mousePressed		:1;

     uint cleared		:1;

@@ -255,6 +256,7 @@

     uint firstSizeHint : 1;

     uint showTips		:1;

     uint pressedSelected	:1;

+    uint canStartRubber		:1;

     uint dragging		:1;

     uint drawActiveSelection	:1;

     uint inMenuMode		:1;

@@ -2754,6 +2756,7 @@

     d->currentItem = 0;

     d->highlightedItem = 0;

     d->rubber = 0;

+    d->canStartRubber = FALSE;

     d->scrollTimer = 0;

     d->startDragItem = 0;

     d->tmpCurrentItem = 0;

@@ -4513,29 +4516,19 @@

     setCurrentItem( item );

+    d->canStartRubber = FALSE;

     if ( e->button() == LeftButton ) {

 	if ( !item && ( d->selectionMode == Multi ||

 				  d->selectionMode == Extended ) ) {

-	    d->tmpCurrentItem = d->currentItem;

-	    d->currentItem = 0;

-	    repaintItem( d->tmpCurrentItem );

-	    if ( d->rubber )

-		delete d->rubber;

-	    d->rubber = 0;

-	    d->rubber = new QRect( e->x(), e->y(), 0, 0 );

-	    d->selectedItems.clear();

-	    if ( ( e->state() & ControlButton ) == ControlButton ) {

-		for ( QIconViewItem *i = firstItem(); i; i = i->nextItem() )

-		    if ( i->isSelected() )

-			d->selectedItems.insert( i, i );

-	    }

+	    d->canStartRubber = TRUE;

+	    d->rubberStartX = e->x();

+	    d->rubberStartY = e->y();

 	}

-

 	d->mousePressed = TRUE;

     }

  emit_signals:

-    if ( !d->rubber ) {

+    if ( !d->canStartRubber ) {

 	emit mouseButtonPressed( e->button(), item, e->globalPos() );

 	emit pressed( item );

 	emit pressed( item, e->globalPos() );

@@ -4579,6 +4572,7 @@

     d->mousePressed = FALSE;

     d->startDragItem = 0;

+    d->canStartRubber = FALSE;

     if ( d->rubber ) {

 	QPainter p;

 	p.begin( viewport() );

@@ -4668,7 +4662,22 @@

 	    if ( d->tmpCurrentItem )

 		repaintItem( d->tmpCurrentItem );

 	}

-    } else if ( d->mousePressed && !d->currentItem && d->rubber ) {

+    } else if ( d->mousePressed && ((!d->currentItem && d->rubber) || d->canStartRubber) ) {

+	if ( d->canStartRubber ) {

+	    d->canStartRubber = FALSE;

+	    d->tmpCurrentItem = d->currentItem;

+	    d->currentItem = 0;

+	    repaintItem( d->tmpCurrentItem );

+	    delete d->rubber;

+	    d->rubber = new QRect( d->rubberStartX, d->rubberStartY, 0, 0 );

+	    d->selectedItems.clear();

+	    if ( ( e->state() & ControlButton ) == ControlButton ||

+	         ( e->state() & ShiftButton ) == ShiftButton ) {

+		for ( QIconViewItem *i = firstItem(); i; i = i->nextItem() )

+		    if ( i->isSelected() )

+			d->selectedItems.insert( i, i );

+	    }

+	}

 	doAutoScroll();

     }

 }