Re: perpendicular split pane control (3 panes: 1 vertical, 2 horizontal)

Hi Earl,

Earl Johnson:
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> Hi All;
>
> The "standard" in Java/Swing and Microsoft's UI toolkit [and
> IBM's guidelines] appears to be pressing the F6 moves between
> panes and pressing F8 gives focus to the Splitter Bar itself.
> From there, the user interacts with the up-down, left-right
> movement depending on whether the splitter bar is an up-down or
> left-right type of splitter.
>
> A question for the list: Can't these key sequences be used? If
> they can't, why?


Diego La Monica:
In Inernet Explorer (I've tested with 6 and 7), F6 gives the focus to the
address bar, I don't think it's feasible because it's still the most used
browse.
F6 Seems to be free in Firefox, Opera and Safari for Windows, in Netscape
8.1.3 the F6 gives focus to the search bar.
Instead F8 seems to be free in all the browser except than Opera that gives
focus to the address bar.

So there are 2 solutions for your issue: the browser vendors need to change
their shortcuts to improve the user experience or we have to choose for a
different key sequences.

Cheers
--
Diego La Monica (IWA/HWG)