I don't think it really looks like a menu at the moment anyway; on windows it has a white background, and looks more like a list box...
I generally agree about ui consistency, but I think these little list boxes are pretty unique and so there's no harm in the interaction with them being unique... Paul's not the first to be stoked by the idea, and I don't think he will be the last ;) Paul Bradshaw wrote: > So is the solution as simply as not making it look like a menu, and instead > making it look like the alt-tab switcher? > > Yeah, it should probably be an option. But I cannot emphasize how much I > HATE having to constantly press enter after everything. To exaggerate, it'd > be like duplicating a line would require a Ctrl-D and then ENTER, or to > backspace a character, you'd press backspace and then ENTER. It's annoying > as hell, and really bad when the key-press is on the opposite side of the > keyboard from ENTER. I'd like to minimize how often I have to take my left > hand off home-row. > > I'd settle for a "numbered list" like with the Surround-With menu, or just > being able to press the keystroke again to take the "default/top" item. > Anything would be an improvement. > > "dimiter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message > agmi1j$spj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:agmi1j$spj$[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > >>>I'm sorry dimiter, I'm not understanding your objections to this, >>>particularly your comment about Mac users? >> >>In Mac OS "command+Q" normally closes the application, while in IDEA it >>displays the JavaDoc. >> >> >> >>> In my experience I only ever had positive feedback when I added it to >>>JBuilder, and the lack of it I find very frustrating in IDEA. >> >>Exactly what I meant.. Once you get used to an UI feature you start to >>expect it in the other apps too, and you end up doing strange things (like >>shift-clicking in the task bar to close an application) >>So if we want a Alt+Tab style switching widget it's ok, but currently it >>looks like a menu and I'd like it to behave as menu. >> >> >> >>>If you really don't like it then it could be an optional behaviour. >> >>May be I'd like it when I see it, but please keep the UI consistent. See >>Interface Hall of Shame on http://www.iarchitect.com/index.htm to see what > > I > >>mean. >> >>regards, >>dimiter >> >> > > > _______________________________________________ Eap-features mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.jetbrains.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features
