point2: bug 737719
point3: thats been discussed as "wontfix" but you might want to report a new
bug as I can't find the old one for your satisfaction.
I am editing this bug to only focus on one issue so this bug report is
precise and focused on one issue.
** Description changed:
- Release 11.10 - Beta 1 - Updated to the latest as of 13th Sept 2011
- Tested in: Unity 3D and Unity 2D
-
- There are a few indications that the Text field used in the Unity dash
- on both 2d and 3d is not a normal text field [and I'm not talking about
- looks here]. These issues make the Search field seem very unpolished
- (point No.1 in particular).
-
- 1. When hovering over the search field with the mouse pointer, the mouse
+ When hovering over the search field with the mouse pointer, the mouse
pointer icon does not change to a text cursor as it does with any other
text field or text area in the OS/Browser/Applications - (Affects Unity
2D and Unity 3D)
-
- 2. Despite the fact that you can highlight text in the Search field
- using the keyboard shortcut Shift+ Directional Arrow Left/Right, the
- user is unable to highlight text in the Search field using the mouse
- pointer by clicking and dragging it over text- (Affects Unity 3D ONLY)
-
- 3. Despite the fact that you can Cut, Copy, and Paste text to/from the
- Search field using the keyboard shortcuts Ctrl+X, Ctrl+C. and Ctrl+V,
- the user is unable to Cut, Copy, and Paste using the mouse pointer by
- using the context menu through Right-Clicking the Search field (or
- Right-Clicking highlighted text in the Search field) - (Affects Unity 2D
- and Unity 3D)
-
- Regarding Points 2 and 3, the cardinal rule of keyboard shortcuts is
- that they should only be a Secondary means of achieving something that
- would otherwise take longer through the GUI. Currently, in the Dash's
- Search field case, there is no way of achieving these things through the
- GUI and these are therefore Usability bugs and should worked on beyond
- the UI freeze deadline.
-
- Regarding Point 3, yes, I am indeed suggesting that a context menu
- should be created for the dash containing the Cut, Copy, and Paste
- options. Although, I do think that any menu created should look like it
- belongs to the dash and not look anything like the traditional GTK
- context menus belonging to the rest of the OS/Applications.
-
- P.S: The Start Menu Search field in Windows Vista/7 does not have any of
- these issues...
** Also affects: unity
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Also affects: ayatana-design
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
** Changed in: unity
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided => Wishlist
** Changed in: unity
Status: New => Incomplete
** Changed in: unity (Ubuntu)
Status: New => Incomplete
** Summary changed:
- Search field in dash doesn't behave like a real text field
+ cursor should change when pointer is over the search field
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cursor should change when pointer is over the search field
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