Re: KEYNAV:GtkPaned and Accessibility (bug 53584)

[Bill Haneman <bill haneman sun com>]

Calum Benson wrote:
> 
> Padraig O'Briain wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone know what Java does for JSplitPane? I ran the Java demo program
> > SwingSet2 but was not able to give the splitter bar focus.

Ah, I may see the problem.  This could be an issue for Java too.

Earl says that the JSplitPane 'has focus' when one if its
children has focus.  But if its children are not focusable
(as in the splitpane demo in SwingSet2), then the JSplitPane
doesn't ever get focus...

Prolly not ideal...

-Bill


> Here is the relvant part of the Java keybdindings document that Earl
> sent me when I was putting together the proposal:
> 
> JSplitPane
>         Navigate in - Tab
>         Navigate out - Tab, Shift+Tab
>                 Inherits navigation sequence of last
>                 component it
>         Navigate between - Tab, F6 (last element with focus regains
>                                        focus when its pane is moved to)
>         Give focus to splitter bar - F8
>         Change size - Arrow keys, home, and end
>                               (moves the pane splitter appropriately)
> 
>         Usability Note:
>         - A JSplitPane is considered to have focus as soon as one of its
>           child components has the focus.
>         - Focuswise the JSplitPane is entered by hitting the Tab key.
>           Followup keypresses on the Tab key causes the focus to cycle
>           between the components withing the JSplitPane. The only way
>           to move the focus to the outside of a JSplitPane again is by
>           Ctrl+Tab or Ctlr+Shift+Tab.
>         - F8 while the JSplitPane (one of its child components is in
> focus)
>           has the focus gives the divider (splitter, split bar) the
>           focus and allows to move it around with the cursor keys. This
>           resize mode is ended by either another (F8 | Tab) where the
>           focus goes to the next component in the JSplitPane, or by
>           (Ctrl+Tab | Ctrl+Shift+Tab) where the focus goes to the next
>           component outside of the JSplitPane.
> 
> Cheeri,
> calum.
> 
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