Re: [Usability] Docu of Keybindings of Startmenu

[Hanspeter Roth <hampi rootshell be>]

  On May 03 at 18:44, Ross Burton spoke:

> > - how to open the Action menu (some clever guys have put the
> >   shutdown function into the Action menu but have forgotten to
> >   mention how to open the action menu by keyboard)
> 
> Alt-F1 [right arrow] [right arrow]

Ok, thanks!

> If you want a keybinding for the Logout entry define one yourself in
> Prefs->Keyboard Shortcuts.

I have Gnome 2.4 on Mandrake. Here seem to be only four fixed
shortcuts on the Desktop. There doesn't seem something to add
additional shortcuts.

> > - how to navigate the Gnome/Action menu by keyboard (yes we know the
> >   unefficient arrow keys work too.)
> 
> What other methods are there?  There are no mnemonics set, and arguably
> there should be, so if you want those I'd file a bug.

Yes mnemonics should be available in case there are conflicting
leading letters in menu labels.

Is submitting a problem report a matter of developers or is it
available to any user?

> > Is that all documentation that's available about navigating the
> > Gnome and Action menus?
> 
> They are normal menus, what else are you after?

There should be a navigation in an opened menu that can be achieved
efficiently by the main keyboard field.

Menu options with a label containing a mnemonic (underscored letter)
should be triggered by this letter.
Menu options with a label containing no mnemonics but a unique leading
letter should be triggered be that letter.
If there are conflicting leading letters there should be either of
two approaches available.
Either pressing the leading letter should cycle the focus through
all of the options that contain that key as first letter. Pressing
space or enter should activate the selected option (as is the case
when using arrow keys).
Or pressing more subsequent letters until the entered prefix becomes
unique and then the respective option should be selected. Then it can
be activated by space or enter.

Maybe such an approach is available in 2.6 or a later version. Or
else I'd like to submit a problem report.

-Hanspeter