Re: [orca-list] Navigation on desktop icon view: Which is appropriate(Right arrow/Down Arrow)?

[Mallory van Achterberg <stommepoes stommepoes nl>]

If you had the choice to label your columns even that "wrapping"
problem would be solved.  

On Fri, Dec 30, 2011 at 12:08:54AM -0700, Steve Holmes wrote:
> This sounds like the same sort of problems that often goes with the
> Microsoft Windows desktops too.  I really wish one could use a "List
> view" in both situations.  The only other thing I would think of
> would be to allow the tab key to traverse the desktop from first
> icon to the last which would usually be a top left to bottom right
> but probably go down each column vertically.
>
> What I usually do with these desktops is first, sort all icons by
> type; then when navigating, I usually start at the top left with the
> home key and then go down the first column.  When I hit bottom, I
> press home again and then move over to the right one position and
> then go down that column.  I keep doing that until I run out of
> choices.  I believe it is the right most column that will contain
> the last icons in the list.  the thing I don't like in all these
> desktops is on that last column, as you hit bottom of that often
> shorter list, the pointer will be pushed back over to the next
> column to the left and that can cause all kinds of confusion if you
> don't realize what is happening.  I think it would be better to just
> stop in its tracks and not allow any further navigation in that
> downward direction on that last column.
>
> Hope this makes sense.