On Sat, 2005-10-08 at 15:28 +0200, Frank Niedermann wrote: > It is possible to close some Gnome windows with the escape key (example: > System / Preferences / Keyboard shortcuts) but it is not possible with > some other windows (example: System / Preferences / Keyboard).
The HIG is pretty clear about when Esc should close a window: if it's a dialog with a Cancel button, Esc should do the same as clicking Cancel. Esc shouldn't close the window under any other circumstances-- it shouldn't do the same as Close, or any other 'positive' closing action. However, this isn't a terribly popular guideline, so some developers bend the rules a bit :/ We may (or may not) reconsider for the next version of the HIG. > Also the return key does not always belong to the OK button if there is > one (example: System / Administration / Users and Groups). Somebody probably just forgot to set OK to be the default button in that dialog-- should be easy enough to fix. Cheeri, Calum. -- CALUM BENSON, Usability Engineer Sun Microsystems Ireland mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Java Desktop System Group http://ie.sun.com +353 1 819 9771 Any opinions are personal and not necessarily those of Sun Microsystems _______________________________________________ desktop-devel-list mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/desktop-devel-list
