Re: [MiNT] Task manager

[Peter Slegg <p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk>]

On Sat, 15 May 2010 17:02:21 , "Helmut Karlowski" <helmut.karlowski@ish.de> wrote:
> Am 15.05.2010, 12:25 Uhr, schrieb Peter Slegg <p.slegg@scubadivers.co.uk>:
>
> >> > An editable field isn't a button so can't be "clicked" can it ?
> >>
> >> Not only buttons can be selected. It's rarely used to select an
> >> edit-field
> >> but I need it, and it's logical to use insert (e.g. think of
> >> Alt-insert).
> >>
> > Once the red-highlight puts the focus on an edit field then the input
> > should
> > go to that field. You shouldn't have to activate it with a key click like
> > Space or Insert before typing the input.
>
> You still don't understand what I mean, so I send you a picture. The
> edit-field "Fill-patterns" is a button and edit-field at the same time. Is
> this so difficult to understand?

I've never seen an app with an edit field that is a button.


> > To mimic a muose click on a button or checkbox then a keystroke is
> > needed.
> > On windos and linux this is Space I believe.
>
> Really: I do not care for windows or linux in this matter: blank sucks!

But it is simple quick, easy and works. It would be a shame to
be inconsistent with Highwire which I think responds to space.

Peter