Bug 138773 - composer: use only tab to change active widget, not arrow-keys
Summary: composer: use only tab to change active widget, not arrow-keys
Status: RESOLVED INTENTIONAL
Alias: None
Product: kmail
Classification: Applications
Component: composer (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
Platform: openSUSE Linux
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: kdepim bugs
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Reported: 2006-12-13 21:53 UTC by Maciej Pilichowski
Modified: 2009-08-23 21:03 UTC (History)
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Description Maciej Pilichowski 2006-12-13 21:53:53 UTC 
Version:            (using KDE KDE 3.5.5)
Installed from:    SuSE RPMs

Please, use only tab key. Using arrow-key is really annoying, it is so often I fall-off from the text to mail to/from/subject fields.
Comment 1 Thomas McGuire 2009-08-23 20:31:00 UTC 
I like the arrow keys very much, and they will stay.
Comment 2 Maciej Pilichowski 2009-08-23 21:03:47 UTC 
Thomas, I understand "I like it" part, but my point is it is usability abuse. Two-fold: KDE does not work in fall-off mode, second, even at theoretical level of UI design such thing should not happen, because it leads to fragile UI (i.e. from user POV).

More reading: infinite space (and apple menu).

IMHO we should aim at consistent, robust UI, not personal preferences. If you don't agree with me, I think this report should be reopened, and new report for KDE posted to provide fall-off mode in KDE (so all apps would behave the same for users who like such mode).

But now, Composer is simply exception. Thank you for reading, I hope you will reconsider.