use tab to cycle through options

Bug #935978 reported by Ritesh Raj Sarraf
16
This bug affects 3 people
Affects Status Importance Assigned to Milestone
Ayatana Design
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
Unity
Won't Fix
Undecided
Unassigned
unity (Ubuntu)
Invalid
Wishlist
Unassigned

Bug Description

please add an option to allow to cycle through the HUD result using the TAB key. Currently, when HUD is activated and it displays a result with more than 2 choices, a user can cycle only using the arrow keys. Please allow use of the TAB key.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: unity 5.4.0-0ubuntu1
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-16.25-generic 3.2.6
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-16-generic x86_64
ApportVersion: 1.91-0ubuntu1
Architecture: amd64
CompizPlugins: [core,composite,opengl,compiztoolbox,decor,resize,regex,snap,imgpng,move,vpswitch,place,grid,animation,mousepoll,gnomecompat,wall,expo,session,workarounds,fade,scale,ezoom,scalefilter,unityshell,scaleaddon]
Date: Sun Feb 19 12:31:47 2012
SourcePackage: unity
UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to precise on 2012-01-24 (25 days ago)

Revision history for this message
Ritesh Raj Sarraf (rrs) wrote :
tags: added: needs-design
Changed in unity:
status: New → Incomplete
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: New → Incomplete
Omer Akram (om26er)
tags: added: hud
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
importance: Undecided → Wishlist
status: Incomplete → Confirmed
status: Confirmed → Triaged
Revision history for this message
John Lea (johnlea) wrote :

Marking "won't fix" because TAB will be used to search box hint completion (this is a common design pattern).

Changed in ayatana-design:
status: New → Won't Fix
Changed in unity:
status: Incomplete → Won't Fix
Changed in unity (Ubuntu):
status: Triaged → Invalid
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