Re: [ jEdit-users ] Why up arrow to show previous search item?

[Jeremy W. <jwa...@wa...>]

Morris, Chris (chr...@sn...):

> In Windows (and I realize jEdit is cross-platform), anytime there's a
> drop-down box (like the Run... dialog or Find dialog) with command history,
> the down arrow is used initially to scroll down the list. I noticed jEdit
> has it the reverse way (up arrow to start scrolling up into history). Any
> reason? Anyone find this non-obvious or should I just get used to it <g>?

Think of it like a command-line or shell history function. What comes
*before* the current entry is above it. I think the Windows drop-down
lists are non-intuitive -- we've just all gotten used to them.

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Jeremy Wadsack
Wadsack-Allen Digital Group