| Errors on preferences page [message #498261] |
Mon, 16 November 2009 08:56  |
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Originally posted by: victor.conesa.justinmind.com
Hi all,
there are some issues with the code that handles enabling the Next and
Previous function that the arrow keys generate.
1) on first opening the Preferences dialog,
- the "General" pane title is selected in the tree list, but the selection
shows an inactive (greyed) highlight
- a flashing cursor appears in the filter field
- the orange "Forward" and "Back" widgets at upper right of the dialog are
both disabled (greyed out).
2) pressing the Tab key
- removes the flashing cursor from the filter field
- displays the phrase "type filter text" in grey text in the filter field
- selects the "General" pane title in the list at left, highlighting it
with the system highlight color
- but does *not* visually enable the "Forward" and "Back" buttons
- however, the tree list will respond to Down arrow key presses
3) pressing the Down arrow key once:
- deselects the current pane title in the tree list at left, correctly
un-highlighting it
- selects the next lower pane title in the tree list, highlighting it with
the system highlight color
- visually enables the "Back" button at upper right (though this may not
appear until several moves later, if doing rapid repeated Down arrow inputs)
- does not visually enable the "Forward" button
- however, the dialog does respond to Up or Down arrow key presses
- repeating this step moves the selected pane sequentially down the tree
list as expected, but
- the enabled/disabled visual states of the "Back" and "Forward"
buttons do not change
4) on pressing the Up arrow key
- selects the prior (vertically higher) pane title in the list at left,
highlighting it with the system highlight color
- deselects the current pane title in the list at left, correctly
un-highlighting it
- continues showing the "Back" button as enabled
- but does not enable the "Forward" button at upper right
- the dialog responds to Up or Down arrow key presses appropriately
in the meantime, all/any selection movements are apparently being pushed on
a history stack
- this also occurs if one moves around the tree list non-sequentially, by
selecting different titles directly with the mouse
5) if at any time the "Back" button is *clicked*
- the pane selection is moved backward "down" the history stack
- the "Forward" button at upper right is enabled
clicking the "Back" and "Forward" buttons thereafter
- relocates the pane title selection by moving up or down the history
stack
this is extremely confusing behavior!
strongly urge you consider;
- changing the "Back" and "Forward" buttons to move up or down the tree
list, only, in immediate mode (vs. tracking a history stack;)
- illuminating the "Forward" button at all selection locations other than
the lowest tree position
- illuminating the "Back" button at all selection locations other than the
highest tree position
also: I'm not really clear what "Key Scrolling" means in the small widget at
upper right of the Preferences dialog; but I think it allows me to turn off
using the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate the tree list. I don't
understand what usability goal merits such an unusual feature...
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| Re: Errors on preferences page [message #498845 is a reply to message #498261] |
Wed, 18 November 2009 18:52  |
 Wim Jongman
Messages: 423
Registered: July 2009 |
Senior Member |
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>
> 1) on first opening the Preferences dialog,
> - the "General" pane title is selected in the tree list, but the selection
> shows an inactive (greyed) highlight
> - a flashing cursor appears in the filter field
> - the orange "Forward" and "Back" widgets at upper right of the dialog are
> both disabled (greyed out).
No problem so far.
>
> 2) pressing the Tab key
> - removes the flashing cursor from the filter field
> - displays the phrase "type filter text" in grey text in the filter field
> - selects the "General" pane title in the list at left, highlighting it
> with the system highlight color
> - but does *not* visually enable the "Forward" and "Back" buttons
> - however, the tree list will respond to Down arrow key presses
If the search box does not play in the history function (which it doesn't)
then so far everything is ok.
>
> 3) pressing the Down arrow key once:
> - deselects the current pane title in the tree list at left, correctly
> un-highlighting it
> - selects the next lower pane title in the tree list, highlighting it with
> the system highlight color
> - visually enables the "Back" button at upper right (though this may not
> appear until several moves later, if doing rapid repeated Down arrow
inputs)
Yes, I see. That could be a design decision. Rapid keymovements are not
triggered by this mechanism (Post Selection Listener), you could argue that
they should be included. I personally would not.
> - does not visually enable the "Forward" button
> - however, the dialog does respond to Up or Down arrow key presses
> - repeating this step moves the selected pane sequentially down the tree
> list as expected, but
> - the enabled/disabled visual states of the "Back" and "Forward"
> buttons do not change
Pressing the up OR down key triggers a NEXT action on the stack. This adds
actions to the BACK stack but not to the forward stack. So okay so far?
>
> 4) on pressing the Up arrow key
> - selects the prior (vertically higher) pane title in the list at left,
> highlighting it with the system highlight color
> - deselects the current pane title in the list at left, correctly
> un-highlighting it
> - continues showing the "Back" button as enabled
> - but does not enable the "Forward" button at upper right
> - the dialog responds to Up or Down arrow key presses appropriately
Sounds good :-)
>
> in the meantime, all/any selection movements are apparently being pushed on
> a history stack
> - this also occurs if one moves around the tree list non-sequentially, by
> selecting different titles directly with the mouse
>
> 5) if at any time the "Back" button is *clicked*
> - the pane selection is moved backward "down" the history stack
> - the "Forward" button at upper right is enabled
>
> clicking the "Back" and "Forward" buttons thereafter
> - relocates the pane title selection by moving up or down the history
> stack
>
> this is extremely confusing behavior!
it could be but it is consistent. Are there any UI guidelines stating that
this is wrong?
> strongly urge you consider;
> - changing the "Back" and "Forward" buttons to move up or down the tree
> list, only, in immediate mode (vs. tracking a history stack;)
> - illuminating the "Forward" button at all selection locations other than
> the lowest tree position
> - illuminating the "Back" button at all selection locations other than the
> highest tree position
>
> also: I'm not really clear what "Key Scrolling" means in the small widget
at
> upper right of the Preferences dialog; but I think it allows me to turn off
> using the Up and Down arrow keys to navigate the tree list. I don't
> understand what usability goal merits such an unusual feature...
Also not really clear but clicking it stops key scrolling altogether.
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