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Subject: Re: Window Cycling
Date: Wed, 1 Jun 1994 10:43:06 +0200 (MDT)
In-Reply-To: <9406010747.AA00818@uqcspe.cs.uq.oz.au> from "Warwick Allison" at Jun 1, 94 05:47:53 pm
From: Annius.Groenink@cwi.nl (Annius Groenink)
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> In old versions of TOS, BOTTOMing was VERY difficult to implement, and
> so `cycle' was define to simply top the bottom-most window. Under the
> Motif window manager of X11, cycling is bottoming, as the manual indicates:
>
>
> The following key actions
> can be used to cycle through the global window stack.
>
> Key_Action__________Function__Description_______________
> [Alt][ESC] Place top window on bottom of stack
> [Alt][Shift][ESC] Place bottom window on top of stack
>
>
> Clear Alt-ESC is normal cycling and Alt-SFT-ESC is reverse cycling.
> (No, I'm not at all suggesting that we use these combinations)
Well, I introduced control + Tab in Edith because MTOS and Mag!x already
use Alt + Control + Tab for task switching. But then again, if you
use Alt + (Shift) + Esc, that is similar as well, plus it has the advantage
of being the Motif default, *and* you can reserve shift + tab or control + tab
for functions like 'true tab', 'alternative tab' or 'back-tab'.
What do the others think about Alt-Esc and AltShiftEsc for cycling in
both directions?
> Having both versions is great (makes it easy to go back to the window
> you just cycled away), but not implementable on older TOS versions.
>
> So, to clarify:
>
> CTRL+Tab can be used to cycle windows
> Shift+CTRL+Tab can be used to cycle windows in reverse
Yes, but then it'd get too complicated. First of all, many applications
distinguish between cycling dialogs and texts (Papyrus, Edith e.g.),
so you'd have Shift Tab, Shift Control Tab, Control Tab, and Alt Control Tab.
What about:
Control Tab Cycle primary window set
Sh Control Tab Reverse cycle primary window set
Control Escape Cycle secondary window set
Sh Control Escape Reverse cycle secondary window set
(or should we use alternate for all these combinations? I've got the
impression alternate feels better + is is motif-compatible).
> 1. If the AES cannot BOTTOM, both do the same thing (reverse cycle)
> 2. Forward cycling is BOTTOMING the top window.
> 3. Reverse cycling is TOPPING the bottom window OF ALL APPS.
These are all good points.
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