I do not know what is mouseClickForKeyboardFocus
I just feel that when putting the moose over a column, in which an  
item is selected, and pressing a shortcut for a command should execute  
the OB command. Am I missing something obvious?

Cheers,
Alexandre


On 20 Feb 2009, at 15:05, Gary Chambers wrote:

> I've asked David if he would preference it...
>
> As for the mouse wheel, that does follow the mouse pointer so I was  
> confused
> as to why anyone would want the keyboard focus to follow the mouse  
> for OB
> columns irrespective of the mouseClickForKeyboardFocus preference.  
> Each to
> their own (hence preference required).
>
> Regards, Gary
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Schwab,Wilhelm K" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 1:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [Pharo-project] Automatic focus on column upon moose  
> enter
>
>
>> Alexandre,
>>
>> Can you give us an explanation or pointer to one?  This sounds like
>> something that Gary worked hard to stop from happening.  I want you  
>> to
>> have what you want from your image, and I need my future users to  
>> have
>> what they will demand (loudly<g>).  I am also convinced that there  
>> are
>> things (e.g.  mouse wheel input) that should "follow the mouse"  
>> without
>> affecting keyboard focus, and this might be one of them, but  
>> referring to
>> focus gives me the idea that keyboard input will go to the columns  
>> based
>> on mouse position, and that (PLEASE!!!!!) needs to be optional - it  
>> drives
>> me batty.  I type quite fast, and if the input goes to what amount to
>> commands instead of editing, it can get ugly.
>>
>> There are some preferences that control behavior like this, and any  
>> such
>> overrides should be conditional on one being set, or moved into the
>> themes, probably as an aspect vs. implied by the theme choice.  By  
>> the
>> latter, I am assuming that you want Motif style mouse/focus  
>> behavior in
>> any old theme you happen to choose.  That's fine, but it should be
>> optional or we are taking a step backward in feel.
>>
>> Bill
>>
>>
>> ----
>> Wilhelm K. Schwab, Ph.D.
>> bschwab AT anest DOT ufl DOT edu
>>
>> ________________________________________
>> From: [email protected]
>> [[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alexandre
>> Bergel [[email protected]]
>> Sent: Friday, February 20, 2009 5:04 AM
>> To: Pharo Development
>> Subject: [Pharo-project] Automatic focus on column upon moose enter
>>
>> David,
>> You're a hero!
>> Thanks for OB-Enhancements-dr.305
>>
>> Alexandre
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