Re: my open x11 issues
Re: my open x11 issues
On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 08:58:41AM -0700, Max Waterman wrote:
> Tim Cutts wrote:
> >On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 10:09:05AM -0400, Christopher J. White wrote:
> >
> >>I couldn't agree more. As a recent convert to the mac, it's the only
> >>feature I sorely miss. Would it really be that hard for Apple to
> >>implement at least a basic key sequence to get keyboard focus to
> >>the menu? It already supports arrow key manuevering once you
> >>click a menu with the mouse. (Someone please correct me if
> >>I'm wrong...but I've not yet discovered any such key sequence).
> >>This goes right along with the problem of tabbing through a
> >>web form and it *skips* right over drop down items.
> >
> >
> >Actually, I've just discovered that there is a keyboard-access-to-menus
> >method, but it's not enabled by default, and it isn't very good either.
> >In Keyboard Preferences, enable "Turn on full keyboard access". Then,
> >Ctrl+F2 will transfer focus to the menu, and you can navigate around
> >with the cursor keys.
>
> Anyone have this working on a TiBook? I can't seem to make it work. Is it
> application controlled - ie it depends on application support?
Not all applications seem to support it. In particular (dragging this
thread kicking and screaming back onto topic) X11.app doesn't seem to
support it.
Tim
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Dr Tim Cutts
Informatics Systems Group
Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SA, UK
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