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Subject: RE: more on KDE keybinding standard (fwd)
From: Dima Rogozin <dima () mercury ! co ! il>
Date: 1999-09-15 13:52:23
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Carsten Pfeiffer [mailto:carpdjih@cetus.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 4:41 PM
>To: Dima Rogozin
>Subject: Re: more on KDE keybinding standard (fwd)
>
>
>On Wed, Sep 15, 1999 at 03:20:31PM +0200, Dima Rogozin wrote:
>
>Hi,
>
>> Now I understand and it looks like a good idea.
>> We can define such a behavior as the standard one but it will require
from
>> application programmers to do some work to implement it. It is not just
use
>> one key binding instead of another.
>> The problem is not to make a standard be make developers to follow it.
>
>well, it's not really hard to implement:
>
>QString SomeClass::findNextItem()
>{
> if ( searchString.isEmpty() )
> return findFirstItem();
>
> else {
> ...
> }
>}
>
>But while we're at it, it would be nice to have "find previous item" too,
>maybe SHIFT+F3 would make sense.
As far as I know GUI gurus doesn't reccomend using Shift modifier into key
bindings. This need more thinking.
>PS: any special reason why you directed this to me personally, and not to
>kde-devel?
I just hit "Reply: and my mailer put private address.
>Cheers,
>Carsten Pfeiffer
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>From: Carsten Pfeiffer [<A \
HREF="mailto:carpdjih@cetus.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE">mailto:carpdjih@cetus.zrz.TU-Berlin.DE</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Sent: Wednesday, September 15, 1999 4:41 PM</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>To: Dima Rogozin</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Subject: Re: more on KDE keybinding standard (fwd)</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>On Wed, Sep 15, 1999 at 03:20:31PM +0200, Dima Rogozin \
wrote:</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Hi,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> Now I understand and it looks like a good idea.</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> We can define such a behavior as the standard one but it \
will require from</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> application programmers to do some \
work to implement it. It is not just use</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> one key \
binding instead of another.</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>> The problem is not to \
make a standard be make developers to follow it. </FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>well, it's not really hard to implement:</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>QString SomeClass::findNextItem()</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>{</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> if ( searchString.isEmpty() )</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> return findFirstItem();</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> else {</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> ...</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>> }</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>}</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>></FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>But while we're at it, it would be nice to have "find \
previous item" too,</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>maybe SHIFT+F3 would make \
sense.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>As far as I know GUI gurus doesn't reccomend using Shift modifier \
into key bindings. This need more thinking.</FONT> </P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>>PS: any special reason why you directed this to me personally, \
and not to</FONT> <BR><FONT SIZE=2>>kde-devel?</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I just hit "Reply: and my mailer put private address.</FONT>
</P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>>Cheers,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>>Carsten Pfeiffer</FONT>
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