add cursor-key navigation to quicklists

[Mirco Müller]

Add the ability to navigate open quicklists with cusor-keys and select a highlighted item with RETURN-key.

[Mirco Müller (macslow)]

Just for reference I'm adding the proposed key-mapping to use for the quicklist-navigation:
 - shortcut key to bring up the quicklist (SHIFT F10 or CursorRight proposed)
 - shortcut key to move selection in quicklist up (CursorUp proposed)
 - shortcut key to move selection in quicklist down (CursorDown proposed)
 - shortcut key to close an open quicklist (CursorLeft or ESCAPE proposed)
 - shortcut key to activate current selection in quicklist (RETURN or SPACE or shortcut-accelerator proposed)

[Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl)]

+1 though I think we should find a good way to develop the big-picture
shortcut key mapping rather than little snippets in bugs.

Mark

[Paul Sladen (sladen)]

If the vendor logo in the top left were to be made a "menu" it would be possible to scrub left from the "File" menu, then down the icons in the dock, and then right, and up/down through Quicklist items.

For keyboard navigation purposes the panel could then effectively be a giant menu, with the QuickLists being sub-menus.

[Mark Shuttleworth (sabdfl)]

Very interesting suggestion, Paul!

[Mirco Müller (macslow)]

@ Mark: In the navigation for the launcher (https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/701546) the proposed key-mappings for moving around and activating are kept as consistent as possible with the mapping for the quicklist and normal menus.

@ Paul: See the other bug on the keyboard-navigation for the launcher, which is using the same mappings for moving up/down in quicklists -> https://bugs.launchpad.net/unity/+bug/701546. Your idea sounds cool and we'll try it out when we've the normal navigation working.

[Florian Boucault (fboucault)]

Design bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ayatana-design/+bug/702490

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

This bug was fixed in the package unity - 3.4.6-0ubuntu1

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unity (3.4.6-0ubuntu1) natty; urgency=low

  * New upstream release.
    - dash times out (LP: #662618)
    - possible memory leak in compiz when using places, dashboard
      (LP:#720446)
    - compiz crashed with SIGSEGV in IconTexture::~IconTexture() (LP: #721907)
    - dash - search string not always taken into account (LP: #701569)
    - Unity allows you to Quit itself (LP: #705536)
    - invisible window border problems (LP: #710271)
    - Slowliness in the file places (LP: #710791)
    - add super shortcuts to the launcher - logic (LP: #721264)
    - key navigation doesn't activate trash, keys, expo or places
      (LP:#723141)
    - Super-shortcuts for apps, files, and workspace switcher (LP: #617356)
    - New launcher tile super key overlay aesthetic (LP: #646712)
    - add cursor-key navigation to quicklists (LP: #701543)
    - Super key should open Dash (LP: #706713)
    - Dash view should use "Prefferred Applications" icons where appropriate
      (LP: #708479)
    - some partitions appear with questionmark icon (LP: #710809)
    - Unity wrongly resizes thumbnails after first opening of Files place
      (LP:#721123)
    - Change the fading and showing curve effect when hovering the bfb
      (LP:#721125)
    - Recent files appear duplicated in the Dash (LP: #646758)
    - All Applications tab only shows first 100 applications (LP: #660979)
    - slide animation typo in unity configuration (LP: #723354)
    - Place icons should be in their respective packages (LP: #672447)
    - Trash right click menu is positioned incorrectly (LP: #718880)
    - Require to use gconf to check on unity and the panel-service if the
      accessibility should be enabled (LP: #723699)
  * debian/control:
    - dep on latest nux
 -- Didier Roche <email address hidden> Thu, 24 Feb 2011 20:16:29 +0100