Re: Tab

[Lex Hider <floss lex hider name>]

On Thursday 26 October 2006 22:32, Michael V. De Palatis wrote:
> On Thu, Oct 26, 2006 at 02:11:29PM +0200, Wouter Bolsterlee wrote:
> > 2006-10-26 klockan 05:15 skrev Zlatkov, Dimitar:
> > > There's no reason why when you are typing an URL in GNOME Web Browser
> > > 2.14.2.1 and click the Tab button the drop down box doesn't select your
> > > entry. Not in linux. Otherwise, excellent browser.
>
> I agree that this really annoys me. I can't stand having to move my
> hand all the way over to the arrow keys just to select an entry that
> is in the URL bar. It is one of two things that really prevent me from
> completely switching over to Epiphany.
>

I feelings are very similar. It is amazing how such a little thing can be so 
annoying. I am aware of the reasoning behind this behaviour. 

My biggest beef is that you can't choose the next in the drop down without 
moving your hands from the home keys.

Is there any reason why Ctl+N couldn't be DOWN when choosing emacs gconf key 
bindings in gnome?


> > Tab is reserved for focus switching.
>
> I wonder if this behavior could be modified either by allowing some
> about:config option or by simply writing an extension?