David Thompson: |I just added code to make type ahead work better in the tools list of |the VPE. If you're looking for the Format module, place the mouse |over the tools list and begin typing "format",
Sounds cool. I look forward to trying it. |1. How is the timing on the type-ahead? If you wait 2 seconds, then |you can begin selecting a new module--otherwise you are continuing |the search name. For example type "f" followed by "o" and "r" all |within 2 seconds of each other then you're looking for "for". Wait |more than two seconds after the "o" and pressing the "r" will take |you to the first "r" record. Should the time be shortened? Just a thought: it could search immediately on every key press, picking the first matching module. Selecting a module with the mouse or hitting ENTER could clear the type-ahead buffer. |2. Would it be better to make type-ahead work independently of where |the mouse cursor is, or is it better that the mouse be over the tools |list? Related questions: is there no other place in dxui that uses the A-Z1-9 keys. Would it require special handling not to override text fields? I guess the user has to move the mouse over to the panel to select a module anyway, so it's just a question of when they have to move it. |3. Should this be added to the categories list (I say no because its |short anyway)? Not sure I follow. Wouldn't you just activate the All category and then start typing module names? Randy -- Randall Hopper (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Lockheed Martin Operation Support EPA Scientific Visualization Center US EPA N127-01; RTP, NC 27711
