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| Summary: | [Accessibility] No keyboard accessible way to create objects from the Palette | ||
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| Product: | [Tools] GEF | Reporter: | Syed Atif <syedatif> |
| Component: | GEF-Legacy GEF (MVC) | Assignee: | gef-inbox <gef-inbox> |
| Status: | RESOLVED INVALID | QA Contact: | |
| Severity: | normal | ||
| Priority: | P3 | ||
| Version: | unspecified | ||
| Target Milestone: | --- | ||
| Hardware: | PC | ||
| OS: | Windows XP | ||
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Description
Syed Atif
Yes there is. You have to use "Ctrl-C" to copy the palette entry, and then "Ctrl-V" to paste onto the diagram editor (after navigating back using the keyboard). GMF uses a different paradigm then GEF by explicitly invoking creation with a keyboard binding ("Enter").
Are you referring to:
protected boolean handleKeyUp(KeyEvent e) {
if (e.keyCode==SWT.Selection){
setEditDomain(getCurrentViewer().getEditDomain());
createShapeAt(UNDEFINED_POINT);
return true;
}
return false;
}
I can see several issues with adopting that code as is.
- The solution is not discoverable by the end user.
- It doesn't check for a preceeding keydown event
- It doesn't check if the user is in the middle of a size-on-drop creation with the mouse, in which case ENTER should not interrupt.
- SWT.Selection is not a keyCode constant, but an event type.
- The point (-1, -1) is a valid location in many GEF applications and does not signify undefined location.
- overridden method should invoke super
As Steve pointed out, the application can place Copy and Paste on the context menus for the palette and diagram. This is discoverable. Some applications also add "Insert" the palette's context menu.
Keyboard users can temporarily invoke mousekeys to place the mouse, and to click the location.
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