Re: widgets plan proposal

Andrew Kohlsmith <[email protected]> Wed, 2 Apr 2003 09:53:13 -0500
Newsgroups gmane.comp.java.xwt.general
Organization Benshaw Canada
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> Sadly, if the application developer is so perversely inclined, he'll be
> able to prevent you from navigating with the keyboard.

True, but I would want (and be so bold as to demand) that the standard 
theme/focus code allow keyboard nav for all widgets by default.

> Hotkeys?  Elaborate please.

^C/^V are hotkeys for the Main Menu's Edit/Copy and Edit/Paste.  If menu were 
not reachable from the keyboard, the hotkeys still let you get at the 
functions.

The problem with hotkeys is that there simply aren't enough (sane) key 
combinations to hotkey everything, and then you're stuck trying to remember a 
bazillion key combinations.  That's why Menu activates when alt is pressed 
and released on its lonesome.  then the standard cursor keys let you move 
around the menus and select items whether they have a hotkey or not.

Regards,
Andrew

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