On Fri, 7 Oct 2005, michael chang wrote: > Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 16:19:06 -0400 > From: michael chang <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Subject: [Usability] Re: gdm configuration dialog > > > Message: 3 > > Date: Wed, 05 Oct 2005 11:51:07 -0700 > > From: Karim Nassar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: [Usability] gdm configuration dialog > > To: Calum Benson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] > > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Content-Type: text/plain > > > > Can I request that GDM support the ctrl-U shortcut to clear fields? > > This wouldn't be the place to request this - double-check bugzilla and > see if a bug has been filed, and if not, file a new one. > > But that said, where does the shortcut ctrl-u come from? Is it used > in any other program? Would a user expect to use ctrl-u to clear a > field?
Maybe it was a typo? There are some emacs keybindings like Ctrl+W (clear word) which some people expect to find in a Text Entry (doesn't seem to work in my old copy of GDM). Don't know about Ctrl+U, emacs seems to use it for Undo. I expect the ordinary user will use backspace (and the experienced user will type more accurately but having said that I regularly mistype and instead hit return to cycle through the username/passowrd as fast as I can until I get it right). I can see why you might suggest GDM support the Ctrl+W keybinding if it is something you are used to from elsewhere in Gnome but as Michael suggested putting a request in bugzilla against GDM would be the best way to go about it. Sincerely Alan Horkan http://advogato.org/person/AlanHorkan/ _______________________________________________ Usability mailing list [email protected] http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/usability
