Re: Cursor keys

Reinhard Mueller wrote:
> Hi, all,
>
> I'd like to hear your input on this:
>
> Currently, cursor keys are bound in GNUe-Forms as follows:
> Cursor up/down - prev/next record
> Ctrl Cursor up/down - first/last record
> Page up/down - prev/next block
> Shift Page up/down - prev/next screenful in grids
> Ctrl Page up/down - prev/next page in tabbed forms
>
> However, some widgets available in forms have a native behaviour that
> interferes with this key bindings, like listboxes, dropdowns, or
> multiline entries. In some UIs it is, for example, not possible to
> navigate to the next record using the keyboard while the focus is on a
> dropdown.
>
> We had some discussion before about record navigation, and the outcome
> was that the possibility to navigate with the cursor keys should be
> kept.
>
> However, I wonder whether we might want to add a second way of
> navigating that does not interfere with any native widget.
>
> Something that might be easy to intuitively remember might be:
> Alt Cursor up/down - prev/next record
> Alt Home/End - first/last record
> Alt Page up/down - prev/next page in tabbed forms
>
> We might even consider to add something like
> Alt Insert - insert record
> Alt Delete - delete record
> Alt Enter - commit
> Alt Backspace - clear form
>
> It's just a wild idea but I figured I toss it on this list :)
>
> Thanks,
> Reinhard
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It actually sounds good to me. I particularly like the last four which 
add additional keyboard functionality or is it that I have missed something.

BTW I am using the synaptic installed gnue under ubuntu 6.06 whit 
several flat file lists with forms. However, I have yet to be able to 
run designer without it crashing. Could this be a package problem or is 
it a version problem or ?

I have been considering altering the gfd's manually but have yet to find 
documentation supporting this. Or should I as a user always install from 
source until gnue is farther along?

Also the wiki is down.

Ken

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