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Re: Dash keyboard navigation behaviour

 

Hi,


this problem has been fixed in Unity 3d [1]


[1] http://ubuntuone.com/1clc4aATtV34wTjwD46hXx

2012/2/13 nick rundy <nrundy@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
> A significant problem is that users can barely notice that the "Category
> header" or "See more results" is selected. You'll notice in other areas of
> the Dash that when the keyboard focus falls on the "Category Header" no
> indication is given and the user "can't find" the focus.
>
> Something needs to be done about this.
>
> Here's a bug I filed on this:
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/unity-2d/+bug/875095
>
>
>
>> Date: Mon, 13 Feb 2012 18:52:25 +0200
>> From: pditchev@xxxxxxxxx
>> To: unity-design@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: [Unity-design] Dash keyboard navigation behaviour
>
>>
>> This thread is closely related to those bugs :
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/870404
>> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/893966
>> As far as I understood they conclude the current behaviour is good as
>> long as it's consistent .
>>
>> Now here's the problem (in my opinion ) : when searching for something
>> when using just keyboard you expect to get the first result selected on
>> the first press of arrow down (it's not inarguable but , that's what the
>> common user will expect). Currently pressing arrow down once selects
>> either the title or the "See more results >>" .
>> My suggestion is to make the title unselectable ,so to speak, and
>> have the "See more results>>" go at bottom of the section . IMO that's
>> the most logical arrangement of the dash (details on the design of the
>> newly located "See more.." button will come later , but whatever they
>> are it's place is at bottom , in order to have good keyboard navigation) .
>>
>> Petko
>>
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