On Tue, Jan 08, 2002 at 05:50:49PM +0000, Angus Leeming wrote:
> Well, I can't see how you can use a single mouse click to select a line AND
> be able to use the arrow keys. How do you enter the DropDown without
> selecting? Ahhh. What about automatically highlighting the first item in the
> list? You could then use the up/down keys to navigate the list and press
> enter to select OR use the mouse.
yes, that's what we want. Currently pressing tab then down whilst in the minibuffer
will do that (down auto-enters the browser).
> I still think this is a mess. If nobody makes any noise to the contrary, I
> suggest that we remove the keys functionality from the DropDown so that it is
> navigable simply with the mouse. Keyboard junkies will be able to
> progressively refine the displayed contents of the DropDown by typing the
> next letter in the minibuffer and pressing tab.
It's fine by me, I'm not the one who cares :)
> All we now need to do is to close the DropDown if a key is pressed in the
> minibuffer (or in the LyX work area). Can you help with this?
see my comment in DropDown.C. If you can make it work, congratulations.
But I doubt you will.
regards
john
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