| Summary | Keyboard scrolling in preview pane |
| Queue | IMP |
| Queue Version | Git master |
| Type | Enhancement |
| State | Resolved |
| Priority | 1. Low |
| Owners | slusarz (at) horde (dot) org |
| Requester | horde (at) headbank (dot) co (dot) uk |
| Created | 10/09/2013 (4283 days ago) |
| Due | |
| Updated | 12/17/2013 (4214 days ago) |
| Assigned | |
| Resolved | 10/15/2013 (4277 days ago) |
| Milestone | |
| Patch | No |
commit c79e0bb8efb0579426531bc753b11b44f5cf3f64
Author: Michael M Slusarz <slusarz@horde.org>
Date: Mon Oct 14 18:45:58 2013 -0600
[mms] Add keyboard shortcuts to allow a more granular scroll of
the dynamic preview pane (
Request #12750).imp/docs/CHANGES | 2 ++
imp/js/dimpbase.js | 7 ++++++-
imp/locale/en/help.xml | 2 +-
imp/package.xml | 1 +
4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
http://git.horde.org/horde-git/-/commit/c79e0bb8efb0579426531bc753b11b44f5cf3f64
Assigned to Michael Slusarz
State ⇒ Resolved
Version ⇒ Git master
commit c79e0bb8efb0579426531bc753b11b44f5cf3f64
Author: Michael M Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>
Date: Mon Oct 14 18:45:58 2013 -0600
[mms] Add keyboard shortcuts to allow a more granular scroll of
the dynamic preview pane (
Request #12750).imp/docs/CHANGES | 2 ++
imp/js/dimpbase.js | 7 ++++++-
imp/locale/en/help.xml | 2 +-
imp/package.xml | 1 +
4 files changed, 10 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
http://github.com/horde/horde/commit/c79e0bb8efb0579426531bc753b11b44f5cf3f64
http://git.horde.org/horde-git/-/commit/c79e0bb8efb0579426531bc753b11b44f5cf3f64
previewed message.
setting in. That's good news. Although...
Not to split hairs, but that is paging, not scrolling. Ability to
scroll (smoothly/continuously) would still be desirable, IMO, as it's
easier to read continuous text this way. (I do acknowledge the lower
priority in light of paging being available though.)
Thanks,
Robin Bankhead
Priority ⇒ 1. Low
State ⇒ Feedback
documentation to be found) of scrolling the preview pane with the
keyboard alone.
documentation:
Alt + PgUp / PgDown : Scroll up/down through the display of the
previewed message.
Priority ⇒ 2. Medium
Type ⇒ Enhancement
Summary ⇒ Keyboard scrolling in preview pane
Queue ⇒ IMP
Milestone ⇒
Patch ⇒ No
State ⇒ New
pane, other than with the mouse (with soft scrollbar or mouse
scroll-wheel).
The cursor keys have the effect of navigating the message-list; both
planes (up/down vs left/right) have the same function, next/previous
message.
There is no way (as far as I can tell; no accessibility documentation
to be found) of scrolling the preview pane with the keyboard alone.
This is a problem for keyboard-only users who receive mostly longish
messages.
I see some immediate possibilities for addressing this:
1. Implement some method of toggling "focus" between message-list and
preview panes;
2. Allocate one of the two cursor planes to scrolling the preview
pane. My preference would be Up/Down, leaving Left/Right for
navigating the message list. I guess which has the primary "right" to
be represented by Up/Down is up for debate, and subject to use-case
(i.e. whether user spends more time iterating between consecutive
messages, or on scrolling through long messages - in my case it's
definitely the latter).
3. Allocate a modifier+cursor shortcut (Ctrl+Up/Down seems to be free
on IE9 and FF24) to one of the two functions. Same considerations as
above as to which one needs the modifier key.
Apologies if I've overlooked anything - I did search extensively
before asking.
Thanks,
Robin Bankhead