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Issue #|110036
Summary|Change default for numeric controls in Forms for "Mous
|e wheel scroll" to "Never"
Component|Database access
Version|OOo 3.2
Platform|All
URL|
OS/Version|All
Status|UNCONFIRMED
Status whiteboard|
Keywords|
Resolution|
Issue type|ENHANCEMENT
Priority|P3
Subcomponent|none
Assigned to|dbaneedsconfirm
Reported by|mwtoews
------- Additional comments from mwto...@openoffice.org Wed Mar 10 19:59:42
+0000 2010 -------
Note: this is related to #99704
The default "Mouse wheel scroll" property of a numeric control in a DB Form is
"When focused". Understandably, this is to mimic the behavior of previous
versions. However, I regard this behavior to be really dangerous, and encourage
the default to be changed to "Never":
* Unexpected slips of the scroll wheel will modify numeric data. This can be
disastrous for too many reasons to list in a paragraph.
* A scroll wheel is a poor input device for numbers:
- Can only reasonably modify small integers; cannot input/change fractions
or
very small (1e-5) or large (1e20) numbers.
- Increment/Decrement by 1 is arbitrary
(e.g.: 329.32 -> 330.32
1e-5 -> 1
1.00E+020 -> 1.00E+020 )
* This behavior is different than Microsoft Access, which <= version 2003
navigates form record forwards/backwards and >= version 2007 does nothing (I
think)
I can understand why Max/MSP and Pure Data would have a mouse scroll wheel
behavior on a numeric control, since it is often used for artistic expression.
However, I cannot think of a single good reason why a database should have this
control behavior.
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