Re: [XaraXtreme-dev] Galleries and focus handling

[Phil Martin <phil@xxxxxxxx>]

Luke Hart wrote:

> Phil Martin wrote:
>
> > The reason I say that is, if we let external agencies move the focus 
> > around it will; (a.) break various parts of rules 1-7, thus making 
> > focus handling not meet the streamlined requirements any more and 
> > (b.) it could break the implementation of those rules which is likely 
> > to be moving focus around and relying on it being in certain windows 
> > at certain times.
> >
> > So we need to so /something/ about it even if that just means 
> > detecting that that's going on and suggesting to the user that he 
> > turn it off!
> >
> > Phil
>
>
> Phil,
>
> As far as a user is concern what they have just done is tantamount to 
> clicking on the control. I should also make it clear that I'm talking 
> about _editable_ controls and not radio box, etc. If a user has set 
> his system up to behave in a particular way (no distributions would be 
> shipped with this enable), we shouldn't be dictating this policy. The 
> same code that stops a user giving focus to a non-editable control, in 
> the click-focus setup will stop it happening in the hover-focus setup.
>
>    Luke
I see. Fair enough. I'll modify or remove that rule.

Phil