Le 11 mai 07 à 06:25 Matin, Craig A. Finseth a écrit: >> The matter in question is "when" it is appropriate to use a default >> key and "if" the end user actually will "naturally" understand the >> differences between the keys pressed not how fast the user must "type >> an invoice" or "ship an order" in an application. > > A new user has no reason to think the return key and enter key > do the > same action. I always wondered why they should make the same > action. > An "old" user can learn quickly. > > A new user has every reason to think that they do the same thing. > After all, the "1" key on the numeric pad does the same thing > (normally) as the "1/!" key on the keyboard.
Hmmm... You're almost right. Just, the numeric pad can be used to control the mouse (1,2,3,4,6,7,8,9 to move it, 5 to click, 0 to hold down the mouse and . to release it). But I agree a new user won't use that. > This is even more the case with compact keyboards that don't have a > separate Enter key (i.e., use FN+key), or separate numeric pad > keyboards. I didn't know they exist. > IMHO, it is us old timers that even call them differently: to most > people, they are _both_ the "Enter" key. After all, they do the same > thing just about all of the time... It's up to the new user to discover it's not always the case. When I saw my first dialog with a multiline editfield and a default button, I thought: "Is it possible to add a new line?" "If no, both enter and return keys click on “Ok”." "If yes, is it possible to click on “Ok” [with the keyboard]?" Then I wanted to test what the return key and enter key made. I was very happy to discover that both actions were possible. If someone wants to learn keyboard shortcuts, he certainly won't test on a critical place. That's how we learn, in my opinion. _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
