Le 10 mai 07 à 18:18 Soir, Terry Ford a écrit: > On May 10, 2007, at 8:44 AM, Tim Jones wrote: > >> So, I'm letting my BR stand. > > Except that RS has labelled it "not a bug". :( > > Like you; I think that it is, at least, confusing as it stands.
> It's also true that it isn't all that hard to learn the correct > button in the IDE but should one expect the user of your own apps to > second guess the nature of a default button? Since it's done like that in other apps, it's up to the user to learn (after all, an user will use the enter key or return key when he has learnt what these keys make). > For example, in a Message Box (or Message Dialog), there is no > editfield that can accept a return key-press. That's where a default > button really makes the most sense. In a window with one or more > editfields, would one normally have a Default button? I think not. At > least I don't remember seeing one in any other application. Many AppleScript scripts are designed that way: using the "Display dialog" command with a default answer (edit field) and default button (and cancel button, most of the time). > Should RS do this in REALbasic? Not if it wishes to follow the true > spirit of HIG guidelines regarding the latest software from all OSs. Not convinced here. > Just because there are two enter keys on a PC keyboard, does the > average user know which one is the "Super" as the evaluation states. > I never considered either key to be a super; just different keycodes > or ascii keydown responses. It has always been up to the application > to determine which one to use for what purpose. The difference between the enter and return keys is mostly seen on a Mac. > I prefer *not* to lay such traps in my own software to eliminate any > possible confusion on the part of the user. Should Rb be any > different? I'd hate an application where the "Ok" (or whatever the label is) is not mapped to the enter key, even if there is a multiline edit field (I'm a "keyboard" guy). > Conclusion: > > Design your software to be more "user friendly" than RS does in this > specific case. ;-) It's your opinion. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
