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Bug 14554

Summary:	Code Assist does not give focus to entries in the popped up list
Product:	[Eclipse Project] JDT	Reporter:	Tod Creasey <Tod_Creasey>
Component:	UI	Assignee:	Kai-Uwe Maetzel <kai-uwe_maetzel>
Status:	VERIFIED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	carolynmacleod4, n.a.edgar, vilmar
Version:	2.0	Keywords:	accessibility
Target Milestone:	2.0 F2
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 2000
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Description Tod Creasey

2002-04-24 15:36:26 EDT

Code Assist does not give keyboard focus to entries in the popped up list. As a 
result any assistive technology that reads the contents of a widget by what has 
focus (such as JAWS) cannot read the selected entry in the Code Assist popup.

STEPS
1) Type a few letters
2) Invoke Code Assist by selecting Ctrl-Space
3) Select an entry - you will see that it has the out of focus selection colour 
(grey on Windows Standard) not the selected focus colour (dark blue on Windows).

Comment 1 Nick Edgar

2002-04-26 12:10:49 EDT

If it doesn't have focus, how come the keys work?

Comment 2 Kai-Uwe Maetzel

2002-04-26 12:20:04 EDT

Code assist hooks as key verify listener and verify listener into the text 
widget. It consumes all key strokes that have a navigational meaning for it.

Comment 3 Nick Edgar

2002-04-26 12:22:53 EDT

Does it work differently when the list has focus?
Presumably you don't get the key events anymore, but it seems like it should 
still work the same.
Is it a problem to give the list focus?

Comment 4 Kai-Uwe Maetzel

2002-06-04 12:52:44 EDT

With F2, when the content assist popup is visible, pressing TAB tranfers the 
focus to the popup. Thus, assistive technology can be used without having to 
use the mouse.

Comment 5 jose vilmar estacio de souza

2002-06-05 11:31:20 EDT

Yes, it is a nice feature!
However I found  a small problem with this implementation.
If I press the CTRL+SPACE  and by some reason the  content assist do not pop, I 
have no way to discover this unles I press a new key. In this case, the
new key will be inserted in the source.
In my opinion,  a nice solution could be a sound when the content assist pops!
As I said, it is not a big problem and  the solution found is very good.

Comment 6 Tod Creasey

2002-06-05 14:07:45 EDT

Confirmed works by using the tab in F2

Comment 7 Dirk Baeumer

2002-06-13 10:18:37 EDT

Verified on F3

Comment 8 jose vilmar estacio de souza

2002-10-19 08:41:31 EDT

hey! It is working as I'd like! When code assist is activated I do not need to 
press the tab key to access the list. It works also in the quick-fix.