Re: goals for next release

[Sven Luther <sven.luther@wanadoo.fr>]

On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 02:19:19PM +0200, Martin Sjögren wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 02:08:41PM +0200, Sven Luther wrote:
> > > Random suggestions for help lines:
> > > - For bool, string, password:
> > > "<Tab> between elements  |  <Enter> to choose"
> > > - For select:
> > > "<Tab> between elements  |  Arrow keys to move up/down  |  <Enter> to
> > > choose"
> > > - For multiselect:
> > > "<Tab> between elements  |  Arrow keys to move up/down  |  <Space> to
> > > select"
> > > - For note, error: None at all? Or mention something about tab and enter
> > > only when goback is possible?
> > > 
> > > The distinction between Space to select/Enter to choose sucks. This
> > > needs better English.
> > 
> > I would also vote for : <ESC> abort current action if possible and drop
> > back in the main menu (at possibly a lower priority). If abortion is not
> > possible, you simply do the drop back at the earliest possible
> > convenience.
> 
> Err. Sven, the help line is just one line, the bottom line of the window.
> We're limited to max 80 characters here. Less in reality, since we need it
> translated too.

Sorry, was not talking about the help line, but about the functionality.

There is currently no interactive way to abort an action, nor is there a
way to drop to a lower priority apart from failing in one of the
automated steps.

Friendly,

Sven Luther