I have updated the description with the points you raised in comment #4, and have rewritten the new description so that instead of the suggested behaviour being <tab> to move from the side pane to the main window and <shift>+<tab> to move from the main window to the side pane, I have instead requested that <tab> solely be used to move back and forth between the two views. This is one less shortcut the user has to memorize.
** Description changed: Moving focus between the side pane and the main window using only the keyboard is very difficult. Currently, you have to move focus from the side pane to the main window by first pressing the tab key followed by the down cursor key twice. This would be made far easier if it was simply <tab> that was needed to move from the said pain to the main - window, and <shift>+<tab> to move back. + window, and <tab> again to move back. This would mean that the <tab> + would simply move focus between the side pane and main window and back + again. - I think it would be a good idea to allow the reverse functionality - (<shift>+<tab>) to work from anywhere within the main window (ie, you - don't have to be in the far left row). + It should also be the case the focus is automatically given to the main + window, so that the user can immediately be given the opportunity to + browse their files/folders in the folder of their choice, and they can + use the tab to move back to the side pane. + + I think it would be a good idea to allow this functionality to work from + anywhere within the main window (ie, you don't have to be in the far + left row). -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Desktop Bugs, which is subscribed to nautilus in ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/709098 Title: Navigation between side pane and main window is difficult -- desktop-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/desktop-bugs
