On Mon, 21 Sep 2015 00:54:22 -0400 Kevin Fishburne <kevinfishbu...@eightvirtues.com> wrote:
> On 09/21/2015 12:52 AM, Kevin Fishburne wrote: > > On 09/19/2015 03:40 PM, Lewis Balentine wrote: > >> On 09/19/2015 05:48 AM, Patrik Karlsson wrote: > >>> 2015-09-19 7:16 GMT+02:00 Kevin Fishburne > >>> <kevinfishbu...@eightvirtues.com>: > >>> > >>>> When modifying a line of code there are context-sensitive pop-ups for > >>>> syntax help, code completion and method/property enumeration, which is > >>>> awesome. However, one type of pop-up requires that you press Escape to > >>>> clear and the others do not. Being unable to reliably differentiate > >>>> between pop-up types results in Escape being pressed in error which then > >>>> causes the debug pane to be hidden. When using the debug pane to jump > >>>> between search results, accidentally pressing Escape in an attempt to > >>>> clear the context-sensitive pop-up results in the debug pane, and > >>>> consequently the search results, being hidden. This significantly > >>>> interrupts workflow and has been annoying the shit out of me for > >>>> possibly years. > >>>> > >>>> I think the Escape key should be uncoupled from debug pane functionality > >>>> entirely, forcing the user to use a different key or perhaps the mouse > >>>> alone to show/hide or otherwise manipulate it. Is anyone else > >>>> experiencing this or is it just me? > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> Kevin Fishburne > >>>> Eight Virtues > >>>> www: http://sales.eightvirtues.com > >>>> e-mail: sa...@eightvirtues.com > >>>> phone: (770) 853-6271 > >>>> > >>>> > >>> You are not alone. :) > >> "... perhaps the mouse alone to show/hide or otherwise manipulate it." > >> There should always exist an alternate way to gracefully exit a dialog > >> box lest the farmer's wife is hanging about with her carving knife. > > Just use the window and you can generally avoid any run-ins with the > > farmer or his knife-wielding wife...unless something else entirely is > > going on and I've misunderstood. > > > > In any case, I've attached two images. Pressing Escape for enumeration > > clears the enumeration pop-up. Pressing Escape for syntax help hides the > > debug pane. Maybe Alt-Escape, Alt-Tab or something similar could toggle > > debug pane visibility. > > > > Forgot the damned images...sorry. > > -- > Kevin Fishburne > Eight Virtues > www: http://sales.eightvirtues.com > e-mail: sa...@eightvirtues.com > phone: (770) 853-6271 > Actually, removing the escape that closes the console seems to me to be a better idea as it is not only the completion help that causes this problem. Sometimes I end up keyboarding something that opens a menu item, then Esc kills the console and .... but whatever ... jai yen -- B Bruen <adamn...@gnail.com (sort of)> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Gambas-user mailing list Gambas-user@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/gambas-user
