[haiku-development] Re: Word-wise jumping with CTRL in BTextView
- From: Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: haiku-development@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 22:24:32 +0100
On 11/22/2012 09:08 PM, Humdinger wrote:
2012/11/22, Axel Dörfler <axeld@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
As a compromise, Control+left/right could additionally do sub-word
navigation :-)
I meant so that you could continue to use Ctrl for word navigation,
while other people can use Alt -- and have both behave slightly
differently so that you have added value.
True. But it would still eliminate all CMD+cursor commands like in
Mail or Vision.
Sure, but those happen to be open source applications that can be fixed.
Out of curiosity: what is Mail doing for Command-left/right?
It could be acceptable, but unfortunately, the Command-left/right
shortcut is often harmful, like in a web browser where your leave the
current page, often losing the text you just typed. And that is just too
annoying.
Exactly. That's why CMD+cursor should remain issuing these
back/forward commands and CTRL+cursor doing the cursor navigation.
Huh? I see no way how you could come to this conclusion. It's annoying,
and that's why it should stay that way?
If the text control's shortcuts only work when it has focus, I don't see
a big issue, though.
While that may be true in case of the mentioned browser, there's still
the risk of unintentionally losing focus. Apps like Mail will always
have that issue.
What do you mean by that?
It already overrides Command-C/V/X for clipboard
usage in that case, which is the exact same thing.
IOW the command key never consistently issues commands to the app only.
Well, one could see CMD+C/V/X still as being commands to the app that
interact with the system's clipboard...
I really can't follow that line of thought :-)
Imagine a window with two text views. Or even an additional document
(like a spreadsheet). You will want to have copy/paste functionality in
all controls.
Bye,
Axel.
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