[mythtv] Ticket #8141: [PATCH] mythbrowser: Page up/down fix

[Alec Leamas]

On 03/10/2010 11:41 AM, Paul Harrison wrote:
> Alec Leamas wrote:
>    
>> On 03/07/2010 07:02 PM, MythTV wrote:
>>      
>>> Comment:
>>>
>>>    I think page up/dowm should move a page at a time. If you want finer
>>>    control then use the up or down arrows which move a 1/10 of a page.
>>>
>>>
>>>        
>> True. But users really expect to be able to read e. g. a long text by
>> simply using page up/down. And this just dont work as of today, there
>> is often a line which can't be read unless you use the arrows.
>>
>> At least Firefox and Chrome implements Page up/down by scrolling less
>> than a complete page. The same is true for OO writer.  Why should not
>> mythbrowser do the same?
>>
>> User requirements, the idea to do the expected and the actual
>> documentation all points to scrolling less than a complete page IMHO.
>>
>> Cheers!
>>
>> --alec
>>      
> Can't say this is really a big deal to me. I think 50 % or 75% is not
> enough I'll settle for page scrolls 90% :-)
>    

90% is fine with me. Over and out on this :-)

> I've had a quick look at your other patch on ticket #8139 and it does
> not look correct. A widget should always pass false back if it doesn't
> handle a keypress to allow other handlers like the ones in
> MythScreenType to handle them.  Things are  a little more complicated in
> the browser widget because the arrows have a dual function. Sometimes
> they are used to scroll in the browser but they are also used to shift
> focus to other widgets.  The way it works is when you scroll in one
> direction and can't scroll any further then the focus is moved, I know
> it's a source of frustration for many users but the same problem exists
> in other parts of mythui like the buttonlists. In any case  that has
> nothing to do with the bug you are trying to fix.
>    
OK, I'll look into it. Thanks for taking time for this.   Be back later.

--alec