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Rob Moran edited comment on NIFI-4390 at 9/21/17 10:38 AM:
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[~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.



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