More option control anomalies on Windows

Richard Gaskin ambassador at fourthworld.com
Tue Nov 6 16:16:30 EST 2007


I just filed a bug report for this:
<http://quality.runrev.com/qacenter/show_bug.cgi?id=5512>

Any of you using Windows?  Clients asking you for these common 
behaviors?  Feel free to add you vote....

-- 
  Richard Gaskin
  Fourth World Media Corporation
  ___________________________________________________________
  Ambassador at FourthWorld.com       http://www.FourthWorld.com


> In addition to the oddities noted here:
> <http://mail.runrev.com/pipermail/use-revolution/2007-November/104164.html>
> 
> ...I now have a tougher challenge:
> 
> On Windows it's customary to allow navigation of the popup menu in an 
> option control by typing the first letter of an item in that menu.
> 
> So for example if the popup contains:
> 
>     Ken
>     Jacque
>     Jeanne
>     Richard
> 
> ...then typing "r" will select "Richard", and typing "k" will select 
> "Ken".  While the user is navigating the menu it remains popped up, 
> until either cancelled with the Escape key or confirmed with the Enter key.
> 
> Apparently Rev doesn't support this.
> 
> Arghhh.
> 
> How does one provide this common functionality via script?




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