Most popups I have used allow for this "rotational" scrolling. It may be dependent on platform - I currently use mostly Windows, so I don't remember what happens in Motif or other L&F's. I can tell you for a fact that that it is standard Windows behavior to scroll past the bottom back to the top.
Before making a judgement on what is normal and what is abnormal, perhaps we should consider the fact that normal and abnormal vary greatly from one L&F to the next. I would like it if IDEA on Windows worked the way that other Windows applications worked. If this is abnormal for non-Windows apps, and there is a way to make it platform-dependent in IDEA, perhaps IDEA could be made smart enough to determine the appropriate behavior based on the Swing L&F in use. - Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Thomas Singer > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 1:48 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: SV: [Eap-list] Rotational scrolling in popup dialogs? > > > But it *isn't* a menu. I've seen a Java IDE (don't know it's > name any more) > 1 1/2 year ago and this had a menu at code complete. It > simply was terrible > to use! > > Ask good ui designers, what these boys (or girls) say. I > don't believe, > that it's a good way to change some common ui-controls in > that way, that > they behave abnormal. A holding the up- or down-key in a list > always ends > either at the top or the bottom of the list, never in a endless loop. > > Tom > > > At 18:32 12.02.2002 +0100, you wrote: > > >But _all_ other menus work this way! > > > >-----Ursprungligt meddelande----- > >Fr�n: Fedor Karpelevitch > >[<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>mailto:fedor.karpelevit > [EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Skickat: den 12 februari 2002 18:00 > >Till: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > >�mne: RE: [Eap-list] Rotational scrolling in popup dialogs? > > > >When I hit "UP" several times I expect it to stop at the top of the > >list, not jump to the end. I do not really have any problem > with this > >feature added as long as I can turn it off. > > > >-- > >fedor. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Valentin Kipiatkov > > [<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 8:50 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [Eap-list] Rotational scrolling in popup dialogs? > > > > > > > > > Are there any drawbacks of this? Please explain. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Valentin Kipiatkov > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > IntelliJ Software, > > > <http://www.intellij.com/>http://www.intellij.com/ > > > "Develop with pleasure" > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Fedor Karpelevitch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:59 PM > > > Subject: RE: [Eap-list] Rotational scrolling in popup dialogs? > > > > > > > > > > -1. I believe it is not a good idea. Or make it an option > > > and turn off by > > > > default. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > fedor. > > > > > > > > ---- > > > > You can't hold a man down without staying down with him. > > > > -- Booker T. Washington > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Valentin Kipiatkov > > [<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 4:39 AM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: [Eap-list] Rotational scrolling in popup dialogs? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Sure it's possible to implement. Do other people > think it would > > > > > be useful? > > > > > > > > > > Best regards, > > > > > Valentin Kipiatkov > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > IntelliJ Software, > > > > > <http://www.intellij.com/>http://www.intellij.com/ > > > > > "Develop with pleasure" > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > > From: "Mike Cannon-Brookes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 3:31 AM > > > > > Subject: [Eap-list] Rotational scrolling in popup dialogs? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I'm not sure how hard this is to do, but it's something > > > > > that's always > > > > > bugged > > > > > > me so I'll bring it up for Ariadna :) > > > > > > > > > > > > Whenever a popup menu appears (ie fi<ctrl><space> brings up > > > > > a list of > > > > > fields > > > > > > starting fi etc), it would be nice to be able to scroll up > > > > > AND down the > > > > > list > > > > > > constantly. > > > > > > > > > > > > This is most useful because often it seems the element I > > > > > want is on the > > > > > > BOTTOM of the list, and it would be nice to be able to just > > > > > press 'up' > > > > > once, > > > > > > scrolling off the top of the list and onto the bottom. > > > > > > > > > > > > I don't think this breaks anything. > > > > > > > > > > > > Possible? Easy? > > > > > > > > > > > > -mike > > > > > > > > > > > > Mike Cannon-Brookes > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > > > Atlassian :: www.atlassian.com > > > > > > Supporting YOUR world > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > Eap-list mailing list > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > <http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-> list>http://www.intellij > > .com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > Eap-list mailing list > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > <http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-> list>http://www.intellij > > .com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Eap-list mailing list > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > <http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-> list>http://www.intellij > > .com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Eap-list mailing list > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > <http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-> list>http://www.intellij > > .com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > > > > > > > > >_______________________________________________ > >Eap-list mailing list > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > ><http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list>http://www .intellij. >com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list > _______________________________________________ Eap-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list _______________________________________________ Eap-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.intellij.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-list
