Re: FVWM: Strange menu behaviour

From: Dominik Vogt <fvwm_at_fvwm.org>
Date: Mon, 11 Aug 2003 12:04:02 +0200

On Mon, Aug 11, 2003 at 12:43:06PM +0200, stu wrote:
> On Sat, 9 Aug 2003 00:21:37 +0200
> Olivier Chapuis <olivier.chapuis_at_free.fr> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, Jul 31, 2003 at 08:04:40PM +0200, stu wrote:
> > > Hi everyone
> > >
> > > I'm using fvwm 2.5.7. When I popup a menu using my mouse eg
> > >
> > > Mouse 3 R A Menu Debian
> > >
> > > the mouse pointer is positioned on the title of the menu.
> > > However, when I popup a menu using a shortcut key eg
> > >
> > > Key Escape A C Menu Debian
> > >
> > > the mouse pointer is positioned on the first item *under* the menu
> > > title. When I use the 'Popup' command the result is the same. If I
> > > use a different shortcut key the result is the same.
> >
> > I think that the behavior you describe is intentional. There are
> > surely good reasons for that (e.g., keyboard menu navigation is for
> > expert which want fast navigation?).
>
> Hi Olivier, I find it difficult to agree with you. Here we have one
> command - menu - called with the same options, executed in two
> different ways, producing two distinctly different results. This isn't
> always grounds for crying 'bug', but in this case 'menu' (or 'popup')
> should (IMHO) produce the same result, in the way I have used it above.

> I can't see any logical or practical reason why the results should
> differ. . .

With the keyboard, I want to select the first menu entry with as
few keystrokes as possible, i.e. <open menu>, <enter>. If the
pointer were over the title, I'd have to press <down> to get the
pointer over the first item.

It would make very little sense to have the pointer over the first
item if the menu was opened with the mouse because menus often
have a double click action defined.

Bye

Dominik ^_^ ^_^
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