On 30 Nov 2008 Steve Fryatt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On 28 Nov, Alan Calder wrote in message > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>> In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, >> Richard Porter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> On 28 Nov 2008 Alan Calder wrote: >>>> Double-clicking certainly highlights the existing address for me. I >>>> agree that typing in a new address doesn't work as might be expected >>>> ie deleting the highlighted text and replacing it with the new text. >> >>> That's not what's expected in RISC OS! One or two apps do it, e.g. >>> Impression, but normally typing in text doesn't replace selected text. >> >> Impression, yes, and Easiwriter, Artworks, Datapower and probably others >> whilst in Oreganos 1 & 2 overtyping in the address bar works 'as >> expected'. Wouldn't be suprised if the same was true of FFox but I can't >> be bothered to fire it up - life's too short. :-) >> >> I think it can reasonably said that overtyping in browser address bars >> is now expected behaviour whatever RO might traditionally have done > It's been a requirement of the Style Guide since at least 1993, so > arguably RISC OS has always behaved this way. I don't think so. Over typing has only been generally possible (as opposed to non standard behaviour in specific apps) since copy & paste in icons was introduced in Select 3 in 2003, 10 years after the style guide was written. Cheers ---Dave -- ______________________________________________________________________ David J. Ruck Phone: +44- (0)7974 108301 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ______________________________________________________________________
