Keyboard only functionality

[petercutting]

Hi
Does/Will Netzke support keyboard-only (ie mouse not required). This will help when redoing old mainframe apps. Keyboard-only apps are FAR more effective (then mousing) in the hands of an experienced (eg data entry) user.

My company has a ExtJs keyboard only app which works quite well. Things to implement in Netzke are

1. never losing focus
2. Tab and shift-tab working properly.
3. keyboard shortcuts to jump between fieldsets
4. every action has a keyboard shortcut
5. clear indication of where focus is
6. menu item numbers for quick menu access
7. etc

[mxgrn]

That's a good one!

Are all these things implemented in your app? I would love to have it as an example! Maybe a couple of screenshots can be shared? Thanks!

[petercutting]

sorry just posted to groups as well, as decided this might be wrong place. where would you like to continue conversation.
All the above is implemented in our app. I cannot send it to you. Maybe a few specific snippets.
The app looks like blue Ext Js. drop down menus at the top and a screen number field (say F3). A screen typically has filter fields at the top, maybe a grid, then details. So fairly simple format. Can also use tabs and popups etc. I have been adding a screen and as a JS and Ext noob it is slow going.

[mxgrn]

How would you suggest handling situations when, say, there's multiple grids on the page. How should we navigate around?

[mxgrn]

In any case I'd be willing to start implementing these features, even be it scoped to a single grid.

[petercutting]

The navigation is tricky. Not sure if we have best solution. Pgup/down moves focus to first field of next/previous fieldset. A Grid behaves as a fieldset. So mutiple grids not a problem. But now Pgup/down not available within grid which is a shame.