On 20.02.2009, at 15:11, Alexandre Bergel wrote:

> 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?
>

Would the selected textfield then loose the focus? That would be a bot  
annoying...
(as "mouseClickFor.." exactly specifies that the focus only changes  
when you click).

        Marcus


> 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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