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#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!