[oXygen-user] 10.1 takes a step backward?

Sorin Ristache
Mon Mar 9 05:40:02 CDT 2009


Hello Syd,

We scheduled this fix for version 10.2 (the next version). We see that 
it is painful for users like you to enter a file path in a dialog if 
some components are not focusable.


Regards,
Sorin


Sorin Ristache wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> The buttons used for entering a file path in a dialog (Browse for local 
> file, Browse for remote file, Browse for archive file) are not focusable 
> anymore. We will make them focusable again.
> 
> 
> Regards,
> Sorin
> 
> 
> Syd Bauman wrote:
>> One action I perform reasonably frequently is Associate Schema,
>> although it's usually via the New XML Document rather than explicitly
>> associating a schema to an already existing XML document. Either way,
>> in previous versions of oXygen I would perform this entirely from the
>> keyboard. Something like:
>> * cmd-N                       > new dialog
>> * XML Document selected       > defaulted from last time
>> * enter                       > gets "Create an XML document" dialog
>> * Use DTD or Schema checked   > defaulted from last time
>> * tab                         > moves me to set of schema language tabs
>> * R-cursor R-cursor           > selects Relax NG
>> * tab tab                     > selected "browse local" folder icon [X]
>> * space                       > gets open dialog box
>> * [navigate to schema]        > use normal Mac OS X keystrokes
>> * return                      > syntax button automatically set from extension
>> * return                      > done!
>>
>> But note the [X]. Here, in oXygen 10.0 (and earlier versions, but I
>> don't know how far back), there was no visual indication that I had
>> selected the button with the normal folder icon that means "Browse
>> for local file" (the leftmost of the 2 or 3 folder icons for browsing
>> local, remote, or archive), but it worked. Now, in 10.1, tabbing in
>> this dialog box skips right over the browse icons! I've tried all
>> sorts of key combinations (ctl-tab, opt-tab, cursor keys, cursor keys
>> w/ modifiers, etc.), but cannot seem to select that button without
>> using the pointer.
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