Re: [PATCH] lynx-like jumpkeys

[Tomas Styblo <tripie cpan org>]

* Pavel Machek <pavel ucw cz> [Sun, 22 Dec 2002]:
> Relying on timeout seems like bad idea to me.
> Its against UI guidelines (they say things should
> not depend on timing, except in games).

That makes sense in general. That's why these timeout based
features should be optional.

> Mutt cerainly waits for you to press <enter>, no timeouts there.

It the app waits for enter, then it also must provide an
additional visual feedback - display the processed numbers
somewhere (like mutt does). 

The timeout based solution has the advantage, that it provides the
visual feedback, because the selection cursor moves immediately
as the keys are pressed.

Implementing that enter based approach would also be much more
complicated, you would need an additional text input widget
somewhere. It also has no advantage for those people who don't
mind the timeout. It only imposes an unnecessary additional key
press on them.

I am just happy with the current implementation.

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