Version: 0.12.3 (using KDE 3.5.5, Kubuntu (edgy) 4:3.5.5-0ubuntu3) Compiler: Target: i486-linux-gnu OS: Linux (i686) release 2.6.17-10-386 When I click on global status message in the down left corner, the new menü with the status messages opens. But the textfield should be focused. Then I can start writing without clicking once more. And there is no other focus lost due to this. Its easy and will improve handling even more.
Created attachment 20682 [details] gives focus to the lineedit when the menu is created This patch aplies to Kopete from trunk. It gives keyboard focus to the qlineedit in the global status message menu.
Created attachment 20683 [details] gives focus to the lineedit when the menu is created This corrects a disfuncionality introduced that keystrokes to reach other menuitems behaved weird(excuse bad explanation).
SVN commit 673113 by mattr: Apply patch from bug 137742 to fix bug of the same number. Focus the global status message when editing status messages FEATURE: 137742 M +2 -2 kopetewindow.cpp --- branches/work/kopete/break-the-contactlist/kopete/kopetewindow.cpp #673112:673113 @@ -1040,8 +1040,8 @@ } //connect( m_globalStatusMessageMenu, SIGNAL( aboutToHide() ), m_globalStatusMessageMenu, SLOT( deleteLater() ) ); - //m_newMessageEdit->setFocus(); - + d->newMessageEdit->setFocus(Qt::OtherFocusReason); + d->globalStatusMessageMenu->setActiveAction(newMessageAction); //messageMenu->popup( e->globalPos(), 1 ); }