Several MD issues that have bugged me a bit

Currently using MD 2011 (790) with OS X 10.6.7, though these issues were
also present in MD 2010, IIRC.


Here's a focus problem that occurs when adding a new security:


After selecting my investment account, I click Add Security in the
Securities Detail panel. For some reason, this takes me to the Account Info
for the first security already in my data file, where I have to click on the
New Security button to open the New Security window on top of the Account
Info window (seems like Add Security should take me to New Security
directly, but I digress).


After I fill out the New Security fields and click OK, the New Security
window closes, and it APPEARS that the Account Info window (now with the new
security selected) is the foreground window. Its title bar has changed to
dark-gray, though no fields seem to be selected. I can see that the Add
Security button in the main MD window (which is lurking behind the Account
Info window) has a blue highlight. Sure enough, if I tap the TAB key, it
cycles among the main window controls, even though the Account Info window
originally spawned the New Security window and has the title bar highlight
of the active window (the main MD window does not). Typing CMD-` twice
(command-backquote, the standard Mac combo to cycle between the windows of
the foreground app) takes the focus to the main window and then back to the
Account Info window (as does clicking in one its fields). At this point, the
Account Info window has keyboard focus.


When I dismiss the New Security window, the keyboard focus should drop back
to the Security Info window, not to the main window.


Another issue: When using the search textbox at the top left of the main
window, I would like to be able to press ESC to clear the search, rather
than being forced to click on the X. That's the way Spotlight works, and
other similar search textboxes.


-Gordon

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