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Bug 131112 - Context sensitive keyboard based menu navigation (thats the best I could come up with :D)
Context sensitive keyboard based menu navigation (thats the best I could come...
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 51042
Product: gtk+
Classification: Platform
Component: Widget: Other
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: ---
Assigned To: gtk-bugs
Panel Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2004-01-10 19:45 UTC by Archit Baweja
Modified: 2004-12-22 21:47 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
GNOME version: 2.1/2.2



Description Archit Baweja 2004-01-10 19:45:37 UTC
Hey

Ok do this.

The Problem...
1. Drag mouse to right edge of screen.
2. Press Alt-F1 in Gnome, main menu shows up.
3. With keyboard arrow keys, navigate to a menu (Say "Programming")
4. Wait 2 seconds (I drank some Tea, had some fun, whatever)
5. Submenu should show up. However since we're on right edge of screen it
shows up on the left of the menu.
6. You have to press right arrow key to "enter" the submenu.

What it should be?
Here's where the problem is (in my opnion). Submenu is on the left, but to
"enter" the menu we still have to press right arrow key. I find it more
intuitive to press left key in this case.

Solution?
Well it should be relatively easy to fix. Just as there is code to make
submenu appear on the left or right depending on where we are, we can also
setup arrow keys. Shouldn't be too difficult.

Patches...
None yet but I'll try and get one ready by tonite.

I just need someone to tell me where the code is? Gnome Panel?
Comment 1 Vincent Untz 2004-01-11 14:09:50 UTC
Panel menu is a GTK+ menu.
Comment 2 Owen Taylor 2004-01-11 20:24:55 UTC
This is a duplicate of either an open or WONTFIX bug that
someone should look up :-)

The current GTK+ behavior matches that of Windows etc,
and I think is correct. (Think three level menus, also
think blind users.)
Comment 3 Matthias Clasen 2004-01-16 20:39:35 UTC
I guess you're thinking of bug 51042, where this is discussed. 
Comment 4 Matthias Clasen 2004-02-02 12:56:21 UTC

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 51042 ***