Re: [Fxruby-users] tree list navigation

[RLMuller <RLM...@Co...>]

Hi Hal,

It sounds intuitive to me,  i.e. navigating on what's visible and ignoring
what's not.  For what it's worth,  I'd be inclined to map alt-down-arrow to
that functionality, rather than F8.

Regards,
Richard

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Hal Fulton" <ha...@hy...>
To: <fxr...@li...>
Sent: Tuesday, July 06, 2004 7:43 AM
Subject: [Fxruby-users] tree list navigation


> I'm thinking of using a couple of function keys to move items
> up/down in a tree list.
>
> This seems an order of magnitude easier to me than drag/drop.
> Am I wrong? Easier to code, not to use, I mean.
>
> So anyway:
>
> It would be nice if there were some concept of "next" and
> "previous" that was independent of the actual tree structure,
> but dependent on the current collapsed/expanded state of the
> tree.
>
> For example: Suppose I have a new entry NEW, and I have F8
> mapped to a "move down" command.
>
> Here I'm representing collapsed and expanded nodes by + and -
> respectively. Use a monospaced font to look at this. :)
>
> Given this tree:
>
>     - NEW
>     + Stooges
>     + Dwarves
>     + Fates
>     + Muses
>
> Suppose I select NEW and press F8 three times -- I'd expect
> this as a result:
>
>     + Stooges
>     + Dwarves
>     + Fates
>     - NEW
>     + Muses
>
> On the other hand, suppose I start with this tree:
>
>     - NEW
>     - Stooges
>       - Larry
>       - Curly
>       - Moe
>     + Dwarves
>     + Fates
>     + Muses
>
> and again select NEW and press F8 three times. I'd then expect:
>
>     - Stooges
>       - Larry
>       - Curly
>       - NEW
>       - Moe
>     + Dwarves
>     + Fates
>     + Muses
>
> In other words, traverse the tree "as is" -- is this doable??
>
> Obviously I'd like to be able to move not just single items but
> entire subtrees.
>
> Thanks for any insight...
>
>
> Hal
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