Re: [HCI] Focus navigation with arrow keys

[Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com>]

Tim Janik <timj gtk org> writes:

> On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Federico Mena Quintero wrote:
> 
> > Owen Taylor <otaylor redhat com> writes:
> > 
> > > A rather unusual feature that GTK+ has had for a long time
> > > is the ability to move the keyboard focus not just with
> > > Tab/<Shift>-Tab, but also with the arrow keys.
> > 
> > Ditch 'em!  They are more trouble than they are worth.
> 
> what?
> 
> heck, ever moved around in a dialog like this:
> 
> +---------------+ +---------------+
> |               | |               |
> | label |entry| | | label |entry| |
> |               | |               |
> | label |entry| | | label |entry| |
> |               | |               |
> +---------------+ +---------------+
> 
> ?

Hmmm, if I'm in the upper left entry, I can't move to
the upper right entry by hitting <Right>, because <Right>
moves the cursor.

So, how does having the directional navigation help here?

Regards,
                                        Owen