Re: [evolution-patches] auto-focus message list after selecting a folder

[Not Zed <notzed ximian com>]

Hmm, i still don't like this!

In short, I don't like anything which is going to steal focus.  Particularly from async events, which almost all of these are.  We will end up getting other bug reports about random focus stealing with anything like this approach.

I much prefer a 'don't give focus' approach.  e.g. only focus the tree if you click on the same node twice, otherwise stay focussed where you were.  As i mentioned before about some application i've seen doing this (i just can't find the application which behaves that way which i've seen before - since i don't use gnome or gtk+ applications much).

On Sat, 2004-11-20 at 12:41 -0200, Gustavo Noronha Silva wrote:
> Em Ter, 2004-11-16 às 16:02 -0200, Gustavo Noronha Silva escreveu:
> > > grabbing focus like this below will interfere badly with some
> > > behaviour, particularly since it will be invoked in a relatively async
> > > manner in some instances.
> > 
> > Indeed. What about only grabing the focus when the user presses enter on
> > that list? Currently, pressing enter will just reload the folder, it
> > seems.
>
> Ok, what about the attached patch? I would just like to have a way of
> going back to the folders list with the keyboard now. I'll take a look
> at how to implement that, too.
>
> Thanks,

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Michael Zucchi <notzed ximian com> "Evolution - Mostly Practiced By Dumb People" Novell's Evolution and Free Software Developer