#bones question
06-Jul-94 22:45:35
Sb: #85855-#bones question
Fm: Charles Blaquiere 76046,1756
To: Ash Wyllie 71545,1425
Willie,
I would prefer a more Amiga-like interface, where Tab/Shift-Tab would move from
field to field, Return would be equated to clicking on OK, and Escape to
clicking on Cancel. Oh, and speed up that pesky keyboard routine, which forces
me to slow down or else Imagine loses characters when I enter numeric values.
Oh, and stop splitting fields into separate areas, with cursor motion (when
pressing Return in the current interface) is limited to a single area. I should
be able to move the cursor to any field with the keyboard. (Example: when
setting up an Action editor morph, when I load the target object and get the
"Object file info" requester, pressing Return alternates between the Start and
End Frame fields; I have to use the mouse to click the cursor on, say, the
State Name field.) Finally, when a requester pops up, the first field should
already hold the cursor — no mouse click should be necessary.
Yes, I know, lots of annoying comments, but interface design is one of my main
concerns in computers.
Blaq!