[imp] Tab order in message composition and keyboard shortcuts.

[Jan Schneider]

Zitat von gimili <gimili17 at gmail.com>:

> Message composition is something that is used often.  Shouldn't imp  
> tab to the message body after the message subject?  To get to the  
> message body you have to hit tab 20 times after you enter the  
> subject when using firefox 3 and I can't get it to tab past the  
> subject field in Internet Explorer 7.  This is annoying for mouse  
> haters like myself.  Perhaps I am doing something wrong?  Is there a  
> way to change the tab order?  Is this a browser issue or a imp issue?

Both. We set a tab order, but it depends on the browser whether it  
sticks to it. I disagree that tabbing from the subject should get to  
the text body. This is confusing because you can't get to the elements  
between those fields easily.
And since you discovered access keys, this is not necessary either.

> It took me awhile to learn that in firefox 3 you need to hit alt,  
> shift and then the underlined character to move around in imp.   
> Perhaps that will help someone else.  In ie you only need to use alt  
> and the underlined character.
>
> The "S" is not underlined on the send message button but "alt shift  
> S" selects the send button and then "space bar" will do the same as  
> clicking on it to quickly send the message in firefox without the  
> mouse.  A simple "alt-s" sends in message in ie.  It would be nice  
> to get those underlines added to the buttons.

This is not possible.

> There doesn't seem to be keyboard shortcuts in dimp for things like  
> send or jump to the "To" field.

This is because the elements in DIMP aren't HTML elements that could  
have an access key.

In CVS HEAD I have implemented a proof of concept that converts access  
keys to javascript keyboard handlers. The advantage is that that it  
works consistently across all browsers, and that you can also use  
access keys on elements that usually don't accept any.
Of course it also has a few disadvantages.

Jan.

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