Comments on: OS X leaks keyboard shortcut for optional button in dialogs http://www.hskupin.info/2008/01/15/os-x-leaks-keyboard-shortcut-to-cancel-dialogs/ Software-Design und Internet-Dienste Skupin Mon, 01 Dec 2008 19:24:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Henrik Skupin http://www.hskupin.info/2008/01/15/os-x-leaks-keyboard-shortcut-to-cancel-dialogs/#comment-830 Henrik Skupin Tue, 22 Jan 2008 07:10:36 +0000 http://www.hskupin.info/2008/01/15/os-x-leaks-keyboard-shortcut-to-cancel-dialogs/#comment-830 Yay! I found the cause of this issue. Thanks goes to a co-worker. He wasn't able to reproduce this on OS X with the latest patches (10.4.11). That's why I was a bit wondering but remembered a former post of me about keyboard shortcuts to open contextual menus. When I had written this article I played around with the keyboard access options. I also changed the "Full keyboard access" under keyboard shortcuts to use text boxes and lists only. I switched back to "All controls" and voila now you can also switch between the different buttons. There is also a simple shortcut which turns that on/off: ^F7. Personally I'm ok with this option within web pages so that you don't have to hit space multiple times to iterate through all the given links. But limiting the user in dialogs isn't nice Apple. But that's its philosophy... Yay! I found the cause of this issue. Thanks goes to a co-worker. He wasn’t able to reproduce this on OS X with the latest patches (10.4.11). That’s why I was a bit wondering but remembered a former post of me about keyboard shortcuts to open contextual menus. When I had written this article I played around with the keyboard access options. I also changed the “Full keyboard access” under keyboard shortcuts to use text boxes and lists only. I switched back to “All controls” and voila now you can also switch between the different buttons. There is also a simple shortcut which turns that on/off: ^F7.

Personally I’m ok with this option within web pages so that you don’t have to hit space multiple times to iterate through all the given links. But limiting the user in dialogs isn’t nice Apple. But that’s its philosophy…

]]> By: Thomas http://www.hskupin.info/2008/01/15/os-x-leaks-keyboard-shortcut-to-cancel-dialogs/#comment-825 Thomas Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:03:38 +0000 http://www.hskupin.info/2008/01/15/os-x-leaks-keyboard-shortcut-to-cancel-dialogs/#comment-825 Hi Henrik, I just installed the demo version of LightRoom to investigate that issue and I'm running into the exact same problem. However, I'm pretty sure that I saw a "correct" box with three buttons and this blue border just a couple of days ago in another program. Unfortunately I can't remember the program to confirm this. I'll report as soon as I find it. Hi Henrik, I just installed the demo version of LightRoom to investigate that issue and I’m running into the exact same problem. However, I’m pretty sure that I saw a “correct” box with three buttons and this blue border just a couple of days ago in another program. Unfortunately I can’t remember the program to confirm this. I’ll report as soon as I find it.

]]> By: Henrik Skupin http://www.hskupin.info/2008/01/15/os-x-leaks-keyboard-shortcut-to-cancel-dialogs/#comment-821 Henrik Skupin Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:32:52 +0000 http://www.hskupin.info/2008/01/15/os-x-leaks-keyboard-shortcut-to-cancel-dialogs/#comment-821 Thomas, that means you aren't running into that problem? You have installed the latest updates? I haven't seen more than three buttons within a dialog yet. So using return (enter), space, or escape are enough to handle all these actions. You don't have to switch through the buttons with tab. At least when you aren't affected by the bug I see here. Thomas, that means you aren’t running into that problem? You have installed the latest updates?

I haven’t seen more than three buttons within a dialog yet. So using return (enter), space, or escape are enough to handle all these actions. You don’t have to switch through the buttons with tab. At least when you aren’t affected by the bug I see here.

]]> By: Thomas http://www.hskupin.info/2008/01/15/os-x-leaks-keyboard-shortcut-to-cancel-dialogs/#comment-817 Thomas Wed, 16 Jan 2008 15:52:09 +0000 http://www.hskupin.info/2008/01/15/os-x-leaks-keyboard-shortcut-to-cancel-dialogs/#comment-817 I didn't even now that this blue border means that I could use the space bar for hitting that button. Thanks for pointing that out. Anyway in OS X I'm missing this Windows feature of using a (I think it was the TAB) key for switching between the different buttons. I didn’t even now that this blue border means that I could use the space bar for hitting that button. Thanks for pointing that out. Anyway in OS X I’m missing this Windows feature of using a (I think it was the TAB) key for switching between the different buttons.

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