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Rob Moran edited comment on NIFI-4390 at 9/21/17 10:38 AM: ----------------------------------------------------------- [~scottyaslan] I definitely like the thinking; however, only offering it here will make it inconsistent with other dialogs. We should consider other scenarios where more user input is required on other form elements. I don't think it is a good idea to always have 'Enter' accept changes if a user is still making configuration choices. I think a more comprehensive approach is necessary that would enable a user to 'tab' forward through a dialog (and shift+tab backward). Then the 'enter' key would act on the element that is in focus. We would need styling changes to account for that, so it is clear what button/field/control/etc. is in focus and will therefore be acted on. Even in this example of a single relationship connection dialog, it is not clear that keypressing Enter will trigger the Add button. Keyboard shortcuts are nice to have and the idea has come up before (NIFI-1592 is related). In my opinion more thought and planning would be required so users can expect the same basic keyboard interactions throughout the app. was (Author: rmoran): [~scottyaslan] I definitely like the thinking; however, only offering it here will make it inconsistent with other dialogs. We should consider other scenarios where more user input is required on other form elements. I don't think it is a good idea to always have 'Enter' accept changes if a user is still making configuration choices. I think a more comprehensive approach is necessary that would enable a user to 'tab' forward through a dialog (and shift+tab backward). Then the 'enter' key would act on the element that is in focus. We would need styling changes to account for that, so it is clear what button/field/control/etc. is in focus and will therefore be acted on. Even in this example of a single relationship connection dialog, it is not clear that clicking Enter will trigger the Add button. Keyboard shortcuts are nice to have and the idea has come up before (NIFI-1592 is related). In my opinion more thought and planning would be required so users can expect the same basic keyboard interactions throughout the app. > Add a keyboard shortcut for Connection related dialogs > ------------------------------------------------------ > > Key: NIFI-4390 > URL: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/NIFI-4390 > Project: Apache NiFi > Issue Type: Improvement > Components: Core UI > Affects Versions: 1.3.0 > Reporter: Yuri > Priority: Minor > Labels: dialogs, shortcuts, ui, ux > > Current dialogs don't allow to bound a keyboard shortcut to an action. This > hinders the UX, since there are many dialogs involved in the most common > interactions. > For instance, adding a new connection with a single relationship still > requires a click at the confirm button. Instead, it should be possible to > confirm the dialog simply by hitting the Enter key. -- This message was sent by Atlassian JIRA (v6.4.14#64029)