I still don't like using the XPath Builder because, as far as I have been able to ascertain (without, of course, reading the manual) there is no way in oXygen to press "Execute" without using the mouse. My operating system (Mac OS X 10.5.5) will permit me to select buttons using TAB, but this is not always reliable, although it seems better lately.
On 10/3/2008 4:51 PM, Syd Bauman wrote:
I still don't like using the XPath Builder because, as far as I have been able to ascertain (without, of course, reading the manual) there is no way in oXygen to press "Execute" without using the mouse.
My operating system (Mac OS X 10.5.5) will permit me to select buttons using TAB, but this is not always reliable, although it seems better lately.
A related feature request, re: invoking controls without using the mouse: I have mentioned before, it is a pretty frequent source of annoyance that the buttons on the Find/Replace dialog do not have keyboard shortcuts / accelerators. When doing repeated replace operations, one would like to be able to hit keys, e.g. Alt+F or Alt+R, depending on whether the found instance should be replaced or not. Alternating the mouse between two buttons is a lot harder. Having keyboard shortcuts is really standard "accessibility"-compliant practice for GUIs these days anyway; but the Find/Replace dialog is one of the places where it's especially important. Lars
I have mentioned before, it is a pretty frequent source of annoyance that the buttons on the Find/Replace dialog do not have keyboard shortcuts / accelerators. When doing repeated replace operations, one would like to be able to hit keys, e.g. Alt+F or Alt+R, depending on whether the found instance should be replaced or not. Alternating the mouse between two buttons is a lot harder.
Having keyboard shortcuts is really standard "accessibility"-compliant practice for GUIs these days anyway; but the Find/Replace dialog is one of the places where it's especially important.
Hear, hear!
Hello, Yes, button accelerators are a standard convenience in dialog boxes. We have this request logged in our internal system. Also we will set accelerators on buttons in dockable views like the Execute button in the XPath Builder view. Thank you for pointing it out, Sorin Syd Bauman wrote:
I have mentioned before, it is a pretty frequent source of annoyance that the buttons on the Find/Replace dialog do not have keyboard shortcuts / accelerators. When doing repeated replace operations, one would like to be able to hit keys, e.g. Alt+F or Alt+R, depending on whether the found instance should be replaced or not. Alternating the mouse between two buttons is a lot harder.
Having keyboard shortcuts is really standard "accessibility"-compliant practice for GUIs these days anyway; but the Find/Replace dialog is one of the places where it's especially important.
Hear, hear!
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