Re: [HCI] Focus navigation with arrow keys

[Tim Janik <timj gtk org>]

On 9 Mar 2001, Owen Taylor wrote:

> 
> 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?

yeah well, buttons are a way better example ;)

> 
> Regards,
>                                         Owen
> 

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ciaoTJ