Re: [Evolution-hackers] Request for change the behaviour of Navigate Through Folder List.

[Anna Marie Dirks <anna ximian com>]

Hello, Yuedong, Sun Hackers, and Evolution team:

Thanks for bringing this issue up for discussio. 

On Wed, 2003-09-10 at 03:23, Yuedong Du wrote:

> 
> Current Behaviour: when you navigate through folder list using up/down
> arrow, and 
> then you stop on  an item, focus will switch to the pane on right. If
> we need to navigate
> to next folder, we need to tab through the panes and got focus  back
> on the folder list. 
> 
> If we navigate speed is fast enough, focus will not switch other pane.
> But it will not help
> much for disability. We cannot require the disabilities to navigate
> the folder list quickly.
> 
> How do a blind, for example, navigate through the folder list with
> AT-App? If he is using
> gnopernicus. Before he find what folders in the folder list are, the
> focus switch maybe
> already made he feel frustrated.

So, let me see if I understand. Your concern is that switching focus
away from the folder list after a folder has been selected (current
behavior) can be frustrating to users because:

a. it requires them to press the <tab> key several times to get back to
the folder list, and

b. it makes them feel like they are not in control of Evolution (since
focus changed without their explicit request)

Are those your main concerns? Am I missing anything?

> So we suggested focus should not change when keyboard navigate to a
> folder. Mouse click
> on a folder may cause focus change to the right pane, as outlook does.

In this case, what do you see as being the advantage of switching the
focus to the right pane (after a folder is selected with the mouse)? If
your proposed changes are made, then focus will be in different places
post-selecting a folder, depending on how you selected the folder. Is
this (apparent inconsistency in behaviors) useful? 

Thank you in advance for helping me to understand your thoughts and
concerns about this. 

best,
Anna


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Anna Marie Dirks <anna ximian com>